Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrial Products and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 0.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH), which rose 3.55% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (KL:PCGB) added 2.80% or 0.18 points to end at 6.60 and Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTR) was up 2.71% or 0.08 points to 3.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AMMB Holdings Bhd (KL:AMMB), which fell 0.86% or 0.05 points to trade at 5.78 at the close. Telekom Malaysia Bhd (KL:TLMM) declined 0.15% or 0.01 points to end at 6.69 and British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BATO) was down 0.06% or 0.04 points to 65.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 382 to 197 and 36 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $50.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $56.69 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1106.90 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.20% to 2.7786, while USD/MYR fell 0.36% to 3.8025.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 98.04.