KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Bursa Malaysia was higher at midday on Friday (May 5), lifted by buying interest in some heavyweights led by financial stocks. At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI had improved 2.77 points to 1,428.76, from Wednesday’s close at 1,425.99. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd slid 14 sen to RM7.10, CelcomDigi Bhd eased five sen to RM4.39, Tenaga Nasional Bhd added one sen to RM8.99, and IHH Healthcare Bhd improved six sen to RM5.86. The FBM ACE Index was 48.60 points lower at 5,164.70, and the FBM 70 index dipped 65.44 points to 13,459.67. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index edged down 1.82 points to 169.63, the Energy Index eased 5.29 points to 828.19, but the Plantation Index recovered 18.12 points to 6,844.73, and the Financial Services Index improved 78.94 points to 15,667.73.
