KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI closed up 5.34 points or 0.33% higher at 1,623.35 points amid cautious trading weighed by fresh violence in the Middle East and continued jitters over US government debt.

In the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 813 to 381, with 463 counters traded unchanged on a turnover of 3.61 billion shares valued at RM3.32bil.

Financial stocks were actively traded, with Malayan Banking Bhd

up one sen to RM9.96, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

gaining 20 sen to RM7.50, Public Bank Bhd

rising four sen to RM4.70 and RHB Bank

Bhd 11 sen higher at RM7.30.

Actively traded technology stocks included Nationgate Holdings Bhd

, which slipped 21 sen to RM2.06, Inari Amertron Bhd

down 15 sen to RM2.71, Vitrox Corp Bhd

five sen lower at RM10.74 and Kelington Group Bhd

fell 23 sen to RM8.50.