BURSA MALAYSIA ENDS MIXED

BURSA Malaysia ended mixed yesterday, with the index remaining lifted by persistent buying

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI finished 1.29 points higher at 1,771.9. On the broader market, losers trounced gainers 449 to 346, with 416 counters flat, 605 untraded and 22 suspended.

Volume fell to 1.75 billion units worth RM1.75 billion from 1.80 billion units worth RM1.74 billion on Wednesday.

Of the heavyweights, Axiata surged 11 sen to RM4.80, CIMB and Genting Malaysia added four sen each to RM6.60 and RM6.10, respectively, while TNB was unchanged at RM14.18 and Maybank shed one sen to RM9.64.

Among actives, Iskandar Waterfront added 12 sen to RM1.35, Rev Asia rose 21.5 sen to RM95 sen and AirAsia X was flat at 39 sen. Bernama