KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI closed higher on Tuesday, tracking regional gains as investors awaited clarity on impending U.S. tariffs.
At 5pm, the 30-stock index closed at 1,518.05, up 0.29% or 4.45 points. The market traded within a range of 11.08 points between an intra-day high of 1,525.73 and a low of 1,514.65 during the session.
On the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers by 428 to 399 while 480 counters unchanged. Trading volume stood at 3.11 billion units worth RM2.46bil.
Top gainers on Bursa Malaysia included Nestle which surged RM3.12 to RM72.40, Panasonic Manufacturing
which added 60 sen to RM14.02, PETRONAS Dagangan, which gained 50 sen to RM18.90 and Dutch Lady which rose 40 sen to RM28.90.
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