Shares of Petronas-linked companies also lifted the index as forecast of a rebound in global crude oil prices lend positive sentiment to the country’s upstream sector. — Bernama pic
Petronas Dagangan rose 20 sen to RM25.50, Petronas Gas gained 18 sen to RM17.60 while Petronas Chemicals was three sen better at RM8.35. However, market breadth was negative as losers outpaced gainers 445 to 263, while 354 counters were unchanged, 806 untraded and 21 others suspended.Among heavyweights, Maybank fell two sen to RM8.94, Public Bank gained four sen to RM23.06, Tenaga edged up six sen to RM12.80 while CIMB was two sen lower at RM5.23.
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