At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI gained 5.16 points to 1,575.62.
Gainers led losers by 418 to 332, while 764 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 7.43 billion shares valued at RM2.99 billion.
The gainers included newly-listed Mobilia Holdings Bhd, Petronas Dagangan Bhd, Pimpinan Ehsan Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Nestle (M) Bhd, Heineken Malaysia Bhd, Grand Hoover Bhd and Time dotCom Bhd.
The actively traded stocks included AirAsia X Bhd, DGB Asia Bhd, Mobilia, AirAsia Group Bhd, Dynaciate Group Bhd, Velesto Energy Bhd, Fintec Global Bhd and Key Alliance Group Bhd.
The decliners included Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, Latitude Tree Holdings Bhd, Tasco Bhd, Tong Herr Resources Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd, Pharmaniaga Bhd and Unisem (M) Bhd.