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The Malaysia stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 35 points or 2.2 percent in that span. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,520-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed with a touch of upside amidst a lack of catalysts. The European markets were up slightly and the U.S. bourses were mixed and little changed and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The KLCI finished modestly higher on Monday as gains from the financial shares and telecoms were capped by weakness from the plantations. For the day, the index climbed 12.39 points or 0.82 percent to finish at the daily high of 1,521.59 after trading as low as 1,511.48. Among the actives, Axiata increased 0.99 percent, while Celcomdigi was up 0.27 percent, Gamuda accelerated 1.75 percent, IHH Healthcare and Tenaga Nasional both perked 0.29 percent, IOI Corporation sank 0.82 percent, Kuala Lumpur Kepong gained 0.71 percent, Maxis improved 1.10 percent, Maybank collected 1.22 percent, MISC jumped 1.66 percent, MRDIY lost 0.61 percent, Nestle Malaysia gathered 0.47 percent, Petronas Chemicals rallied 1.45 percent, Petronas Dagangan eased 0.11 percent, PPB Group slid 0.33 percent, Press Metal climbed 1.24 percent, Public Bank soared 2.06 percent, QL Resources surged 2.11 percent, RHB Bank spiked 1.84 percent, Sime Darby fell 0.48 percent, SD Guthrie shed 0.64 percent, Sunway picked up 0.22 percent, Telekom Malaysia added 0.88 percent, YTL Corporation rose 0.53 percent, YTL Power advanced 1.20 percent and 99 Speed Mart Retail, CIMB Group and Hong Leong Financial were unchanged.