KUALA LUMPUR: Asian markets including ended Monday, the first trading day of December, higher as investors' appetite for riskier assets perked up following positive factory data from China.
At 5pm, the KLCI closed up 8.8pt or 0.56% to 1,570.5, boosted by telcos and Sime Plantation. Turnover was 2.04 billion shares valued at RM1.41bil. The broader market was firmer with 441 gainers, 376 losers and 374 counters unchanged.
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