KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): The FBM KLCI closed up 5.36 points or 0.34% today on bargain hunting and as foreign selling of Malaysian stocks appeared to have tapered off amid more optimistic corporate financial announcements during the current reporting season.

At 5pm, the KLCI closed up at 1,595.18, led by top percentage gainer IOI Corp Bhd, to snap three consecutive days of losses. Today, the KLCI finished higher after falling to its intraday low at 1,584.83 as world recession concerns amid intensifying US-China trade war and the spectre of a no-deal Brexit affected sentiment.