KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): The main index of Bursa Malaysia made less-than-convincing gains in the mid-morning today as the government’s RM15 billion Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (PERMAI) assistance package did not seem to boost sentiment, which appeared to be more influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. At 10am, the FBM KLCI had gained 4.92 points to 1,614.44. Losers led gainers by 416 to 404, while 420 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 1.75 billion shares valued at RM1.03 billion. The gainers included Milux Corp Bhd, Toyo Ventures Holdings Bhd, PMB Technology Bhd, Cymao Holdings Bhd, Far East Corp Bhd and Khind Holdings Bhd. The actively traded stocks included Vsolar Group Bhd, ARB Bhd, KTG Bhd, PNE PCB Bhd, JAKS Resources Bhd, i-Stone Group Bhd, Samaiden Group Bhd and Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX).