KL shares buck regional trends to close higher

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares on Bursa Malaysia bucked regional trends to close higher today lifted by gains in selected plantation heavyweight counters as well as Petronas Chemicals and TNB. At 5 pm today, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.53 points to 1,807.55, after hovering between 1,803.63 and 1,807.9 throughout the day. A dealer said the local stock market remained resilient despite the weaker regional markets which drifted after weak US retail sales figures suggested the wor