The Malaysia stock market ended mixed here on Thursday.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,362.08 down 0. 66 point or 0.05 percent, and the Emas was at 9,237.78 up 6.24 points or 0.07 percent.

Turnover increased to 993.85 million shares valued at 1.58 billion ringgit Malaysia (500.48 million U.S. dollars).

The Finance Index rose 0.739 points to 12,285.27, the Plantation Index added 37.31 points to 6,468.67 while the Industrial Index fell 9.83 points to 2,661.26.

The FBM Emas Index increased 6.24 points to 9,237.78, the FBM70 Index increased 34.841 points to 9,258.94 and the FBM Ace Index went up 22.71 points to 3,845.25.

Market breadth was positive with gainers leading losers 362 to 349 while 276 counters were unchanged, 382 untraded and 30 others were suspended.

Volume rose to 993.853 million shares, valued at RM1.575 billion, from 811.414 million shares, worth RM1.188 billion, registered Wednesday.

Among active stocks, TimeDotCom added six sen to 71 sen, Time Engineering perked two sen to 47.5 sen and AirAsia increased 1.5 sen to RM1.65.

Zelan eased five sen to 73 sen and Sinotop fell one sen to 17 sen. Power plant builder, Mudajaya shaved off RM1.01 to RM3.92, its fourth day of decline, as the company was under probe by the Securities Commission.

As for heavyweights, Maybank was flat at RM7.74, Maxis added one sen to RM5.31, CIMB fell one sen to RM7.38, Sime Darby decreased 18 sen to RM7.52 and MISC dropped two sen RM8.82.

The Main Market volume rose to 893.586 million shares, valued at RM1.553 billion, from 699.711 million shares, worth RM1.167 billion, registered Wednesday.

Warrants was reduced at 45.999 million units, worth RM9.024 billion, from 55.384 million units, valued at RM9.846 million, previously.

Turnover on the ACE Market fell to 46.497 million shares, worth RM8.072 million, from 47.430 million shares valued at RM6.698 million, on Wednesday.

Consumer products accounted for 67.832 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products 139.502 million, construction 94.665 million, trade and services 292.401 million, technology 36.804 million, infrastructure 75.82 million, finance 56.269 million, hotels 2.603 million, properties 97.462 million, plantations 26.493 million, mining nil, REITs 3.634 million, and closed/fund 95,400.

Shayne Heffernan www.livetradingnews.com

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