Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Plantation, Technology and Industrial Products sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB), which rose 1.50% or 0.06 points to trade at 4.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Public Bank Bhd (KL:PUBM) added 0.96% or 0.18 points to end at 18.96 and IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHHH) was up 0.87% or 0.05 points to 5.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (KL:HLCB), which fell 3.00% or 0.48 points to trade at 15.52 at the close. British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BATO) declined 1.59% or 1.02 points to end at 62.98 and Genting Bhd (KL:GENT) was down 1.16% or 0.10 points to 8.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 302 to 250 and 49 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.51% or 0.29 to $57.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.57% or 0.35 to hit $62.41 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.00 to trade at $1190.50 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.16% to 2.7024, while USD/MYR rose 0.00% to 3.6446.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 97.17.