(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has tracked higher in three consecutive trading days, collecting more than 20 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,720-point plateau and it's tipped to open in the green again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky, with geopolitical concerns likely to limit any upside. The Eur...
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has tracked higher in three consecutive trading days, collecting more than 20 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,720-point plateau and it's tipped to open in the green again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky, with geopolitical concerns likely to limit any upside. The European and U.S. markets were mixed and little changed and the Asian markets figure to follow that lead. The KLCI finished slightly higher on Friday following gains from the financial shares, plantation stocks and telecoms. For the day, the index rose 2.85 points or 0.17 percent to finish at 1,719.99 after trading between 1,711.89 and 1,723.41. Among the actives, 99 Speed Mart Retail soared 2.09 percent, while AMMB Holdings fell 0.46 percent, Celcomdigi slumped 0.88 percent, Gamuda sank 0.66 percent, IHH Healthcare spiked 1.30 percent, IOI Corporation eased 0.25 percent, Kuala Lumpur Kepong slid 0.30 percent, Maxis gained 0.51 percent, Maybank rallied 1.25 percent, MISC advanced 0.64 percent, MRDIY added 0.56 percent, Nestle Malaysia stumbled 1.54 percent, Petronas Chemicals rose 0.30 percent, Petronas Dagangan dropped 0.85 percent, Petronas Gas shed 0.64 percent, PPB Group tanked 1.25 percent, Press Metal skidded 1.20 percent, QL Resources lost 0.49 percent, RHB Bank collected 0.25 percent, SD Guthrie jumped 0.88 percent, Sunway climbed 0.72 percent, Telekom Malaysia surged 2.31 percent, Tenaga Nasional slipped 0.43 percent, YTL Power was down 0.29 percent and Axiata, Sime Darby, YTL Corporation, Public Bank and CIMB Group were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street offers little clarity as the major averages opened lower on Friday but quickly turned mixed and finished the session that way. The Dow dropped 285.30 points or 0.58 percent to finish at 49,098.30, while the NASDAQ added 65.22 points or 0.28 percent to close at 23,501.24 and the S&P 500 perked 2.26 points or 0.03 pe...