Shares in Berjaya Corporation Bhd (BCorp) jumped 17 percent following the appointment of former president and group chief executive officer (CEO) of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed as its new group CEO.

At 11.25am, the stocks increased three sen to 21 sen, making it among the top 10 active counters on Bursa Malaysia...