KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended the morning session with a slight lead as a strong bounce in PETRONAS Chemicals and Press Metal shored up the index.
At 12.30pm, the key index was up 2.39 points to 1,490.66. There were 468 decliners compared with 240 gainers as the market sentiment remained weak on the ongoing sell-off in regional markets.
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