KUALA LUMPUR: Asian markets were mixed at midday on Tuesday, with Shanghai’s A Share Index among the major losers on concerns that China would raise interest rates, while in Malaysia, the market was digesting news about the new Cabinet line-up.
Crude palm oil for the third-month contract hit limit-down, falling 10% or RM360 to RM3,240 per tonne, dragged down by the plunge in prices of global grains and vegetable oils.
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