KUALA LUMPUR: As trading kicked off in the first full trading week of the new year, the domestic market was quick to shake off the cobwebs of the year-end with investors returning to a buying mood.

Despite a softer opening - the FBM KLCI started 0.68 points lower at 1,669.08 - the benchmark index ramped up 5.63 points to 1,675.39 by 9.20am.