Bursa Malaysia opens lower after US Fed stands pat
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, taking cues from dampened sentiment on US Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept interest rates steady at its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
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Besides that, the US strikes on Iran, following an attack on a US military base in Jordan, might also weigh on the local bourse.
At 9.05am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid by 2.68 points to 1,712.88 from yesterday's close of 1,715.56.
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