KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI made a near-complete recovery from a sharp early-morning sell-off as investors regained some composure following news that Beijing's central bank set a stronger yuan fixing than expected.
Beijing set the yuan midpoint fixing at 6.9683 per dollar, which helped to soothe investor nerves after Washington labelled China a currency manipulator.
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