KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI remained in the red at midday break amid an ongoing selldown as investors reacted to the US Federal Reserve chairman's comments that bonds purchasing might be cut back ahead of schedule.
The announcement compounded the weakness on the market after investors were rattled by news of a new strain of Covid-19 identified in several countries.
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