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Turnover on the Main Market fell to 1.090 billion shares valued RM1.402 billion from 1.117 billion shares valued at RM1.286 billion on Thursday. The ACE Market volume declined to 301.984 million units worth RM96.961 million from 366.707 million units worth RM100.605 million yesterday. Warrants rose to 19.829 million shares valued at RM4.074 million from 15.708 million units valued at RM2.832 million previously. Leading the actives list was Multi Sports Holdings, which rose 9.5 sen to 67.5 sen, Green Packet-Warrant and Green Packet declined 10 sen each to 91 sen and RM1.39 respectively and REDtone fell half sen to 41 sen. Among heavyweights, Sime Darby gained four sen to RM9.04, Maybank rose one sen to RM6.84, CIMB gained eight sen to RM12.78 but Tenaga was unchanged at RM8.40. Consumer products accounted for 112.234 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products 164.812 million, construction 80.084 million, trade and services 335.255 million, technology 199.320 million, infrastructure 25.111 million, finance 42.412 million, hotels 29.397 million, properties 79.497 million, plantations 20.786 million, mining 5,000, REITs 1.472 million and closed/fund 34,200. -- BERNAMA

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