Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Products, Industrial Products and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KL:KLCC), which rose 0.29% or 0.02 points to trade at 6.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell 0.64% or 0.03 points to end at 4.69 and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) was up 0.92% or 0.20 points to 21.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which fell 0.17% or 0.01 points to trade at 5.90 at the close. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) added 0.18% or 0.01 points to end at 5.49 and IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB) was down 0.51% or 0.02 points to 3.88.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 270 to 236 and 55 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.65% or 0.29 to $45.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $48.26 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.00% or 11.50 to trade at $1142.30 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.25% to 3.0831, while USD/MYR rose 1.10% to 4.4430.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.58% at 96.67.