File picture shows an investor monitoring stock prices in the gallery of the RHB Investment Bank Bhd headquarters, July 16, 2018. — Bernama pic
The key index, which opened 3.96 points firmer at 1,375.62 this morning, fluctuated between 1,375.12 and 1,394.66 throughout the day. Speaking to Bernama, he also said the flattening curve of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has also partly aided the better sentiment in the market, which was boosted by the better-than-expected trade data from China released Tuesday.
On the scoreboard, gainers led losers 544 to 352, while 370 counters were unchanged, 638 untraded and 19 others suspended. Sapura Energy adn Vortex slipped half-a-sen each to 10 sen and 8.5 sen respectively, Hibiscus lost two sen to 47.5 sen, and MCT eased one sen to 17.5 sen. Main Market volume increased to 3.74 billion shares worth RM2.45 billion from 2.98 billion shares valued at RM1.82 billion yesterday.