At 5pm, the 30-stocks index rose 11.22 points, or 0.71% to 1,601.38, its highest since end-April 2021, thanks to buying support in Petronas-linked counters. The Hang Seng index rose 0.5% to 25,539.54 and Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.17% to 3,528.15. Leading the mover on the index was Petronas Gas, jumping 54 sen to RM16.80, pushing the index up by 1.6237 points. Axiata added 10 sen to RM4.14, lifting the index higher by 1.3939. KESM tumbled 40 sen to RM12.28, Hengyuan shed 35 sen to RM4.12 and Greatech fell 19 sen to RM6.90.

Source: The Star August 30, 2021 09:56 UTC