Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd (KL:SKPE), which rose 4.58% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) added 3.36% or 0.18 points to end at 5.53 and Genting Bhd (KL:GENT) was up 2.56% or 0.21 points to 8.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH), which fell 2.33% or 0.04 points to trade at 1.68 at the close. IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHHH) declined 2.08% or 0.12 points to end at 5.66 and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KL:KLKK) was down 1.40% or 0.30 points to 21.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 284 to 255 and 51 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.23% or 0.74 to $61.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.43% or 0.91 to hit $64.61 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.18% or 2.10 to trade at $1178.80 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.10% to 2.7880, while USD/MYR rose 0.25% to 3.7552.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 95.08.