Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Construction, Property and Industrial Products sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI added 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KL:KLCC), which fell 1.28% or 0.09 points to trade at 6.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell 0.40% or 0.02 points to end at 4.94 and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) was down 0.17% or 0.04 points to 23.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which fell 0.16% or 0.01 points to trade at 6.38 at the close. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) added 0.17% or 0.01 points to end at 5.75 and IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB) was down 0.90% or 0.04 points to 4.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 282 to 263 and 41 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.60% or 0.30 to $49.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.78% or 0.41 to hit $53.33 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.79% or 9.10 to trade at $1165.00 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.15% to 2.9637, while USD/MYR rose 0.02% to 4.1435.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.69.