Friday, 11 Dec 2020 12:31 PM MYT
On the broader market, gainers led losers 588 to 506, while 454 counters were unchanged, 589 untraded and 19 others suspended. Picture by Azneal Ishak
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 Bursa Malaysia extended earlier gains at mid-morning, with the key index remaining in positive territory as buying-spree in banking heavyweights continued.
At 11.11am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 27.43 points or 1.66 per cent to 1,681.82, after moving between 1,660.49 and 1,682.94 this morning.
Banking counters Public Bank soared RM1.84 to RM22.04, Maybank bagged 26 sen to RM8.64, CIMB gained 10 sen to RM4.38, Hong Leong Financial advanced 58 sen to RM18.58, RHB increased eight sen to RM5.93, while Hong Leong went up 14 sen to RM19.04.