KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia stocks maintained a steady uptrend momentum in the morning trading session driven by positive market sentiment and external factors.
FBM KLCI rose by 9.76 points at mid-day closing which benchmark the key index at 1,434.45.
FBM100 went up to 62.43 points to 10,258.32, FBMEMAS rose up to 65.46 points to 10,572.54, and FBMHIJRA also climbed 39.60 points to 11,638.40.
While, FBMACE dropped 32.01 points to 5,287.85.
As of 12.30 pm, the broader market saw gainers outnumber losers 483 to 334, while 407 counters remained unchanged.
Top counters at the mid-day closing were Batu Kawan Bhd (BKAWAN), which was up by 0.34 per cent to 21.30 sen, Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBANK) up by 0.28 per cent to 19.22 sen and Hextar Technologies Solutions Bhd (HEXTECH) up by 0.24 per cent to 26.74 sen.
While top losers are Heineken Malaysia Bhd down by 0.30 per cent to 26.20 sen, HSI-HNO: PW Hang Seng Index (MACQ) down by 0.195 per cent to 0.455 sen, and HSI-HNU: PW Hang Seng Index (MACQ) down by 0.17 per cent to 0.145 sen.
Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd head of research Loui Low said FBM KLCI was positive at mid-day due to China market sentiment.
While Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said despite the market closing firm at 12.30pm, he remains cautious ahead of the Fed decision on interest rate.
Plantation and oil and gas stocks ended firmer on buying interest.
