Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Construction and Trade & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KL:KLCC), which fell 0.14% or 0.01 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell 0.21% or 0.01 points to end at 4.71 and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) was up 1.05% or 0.22 points to 21.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which rose 0.49% or 0.03 points to trade at 6.15 at the close. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) added 0.58% or 0.03 points to end at 5.20 and IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB) was up 0.25% or 0.01 points to 3.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 292 to 277 and 32 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $39.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $43.19 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.25% or 2.80 to trade at $1135.50 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.78% to 3.0305, while USD/MYR rose 0.49% to 4.2465.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.51% at 94.39.