Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Plantation, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KL:KLCC), which rose 0.57% or 0.04 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell 1.55% or 0.07 points to end at 4.46 and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) was up 0.09% or 0.02 points to 21.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which rose 1.58% or 0.09 points to trade at 5.80 at the close. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) declined 0.18% or 0.01 points to end at 5.55 and IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB) was up 4.09% or 0.16 points to 4.07.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 370 to 174 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.55% or 0.07 to 4.46.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.18% or 0.08 to $45.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.15% or 0.07 to hit $48.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.41% or 4.60 to trade at $1122.20 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.99% to 3.0936, while USD/MYR fell 1.38% to 4.4003.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.20.