At 9.18am, the KLCI was up 2.65 points or 0.17% to 1,579.77. Turnover was 1.28 billion shares valued at RM647.11mil. There were 481 gainers, 204 losers and 329 counters unchanged.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan was last down 0.04%, but not too far from a six-month high touched last week.South Korea's KOSPI, which has been on a slippery slope since hitting a more than two-year peak earlier this month, was mildly positive. E-Mini futures for the S&P500 added 0.2%.
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