KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI and other stock markets in Asia slipped on Wednesday, as investors took in Moody's downgrade of its rating on Japanese government debt and shrugged off both a surge on Wall Street and fresh efforts by the Japanese government to prop up feeble economic growth.
In the news were CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, which announced record second quarter earnings and Axiata Group Bhd, which also saw its net profit rise in the similar quarter.
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