The KLSE's composite index has shot up to over 750 since hitting a low of 262.7 in September last year.

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It has certainly helped the benchmark klse index recover from the 1998 Asian crisis and reach levels not seen since the boom times of 1996.

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Malaysia's KLSE Composite surged 2.9 percent to 1, 744.50 after the country's governing coalition won national elections, albeit with a weakened majority, to extend its unbroken, 56-year rule.

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