ON the index board, the FBM Emas Index increased 74.59 points to 11,695.26, the FBMT 100 widened 82.31 points to 11,398.57, the FBM Emas Shariah improved 18.77 points to 12,935.83, the FBM ACE advanced 13.73 points to 10,407.99, but the FBM 70 gave up 90.34 points to 15,348.65.
Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.34 of-a-point easier at 184.84, the Plantation Index expanded 13.96 points to 7,163.42, and the Financial Services Index surged 265.09 points to 15,452.74.
Main Market volume was slightly down to 5.77 billion shares worth RM4.46 bil from Thursday’s 5.81 billion shares worth RM4.58 bil.
Warrants turnover eased to 443.22 million units worth RM94.73 mil from 487.12 million units worth RM83.64 mil yesterday.
Volume on the ACE Market declined to 1.78 billion shares worth RM594.34 mil from 3.33 billion shares worth RM709.20 mil.
Consumer products and services accounted for 804.48 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products and services (1.40 billion), construction (179.31 million), technology (591.03 billion), SPAC (nil), financial services (221.79 million), property (481.90 million), plantations (25.58 million), REITs (102.78 million), closed/fund (23,500), energy (1.38 billion), healthcare (105.89 million), telecommunications and media (192.06 million), transportation and logistics (66.48 million), and utilities (46.06 million). – Mar 5, 2021
