BURSA ENDS ON FIRMER NOTE

Malaysia ended on a firm note yesterday on gains in most counters.

The FBM KLCI ended 0.104 per cent higher at 1,834.93 from 1,833.02 previously.

Gainers outpaced losers by 580 to 338, while 376 counters were unchanged, 588 untraded and 20 suspended. Trading volume stood at 1.93 billion shares worth RM1.98 billion, up from 1.62 billion shares worth RM2.44 billion yesterday.