Blue chips slip as US-China trade war tensions heat up

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia and key Asian markets fell early Wednesday as investor sentiment took another hit in the worsening US-China trade war tensions.

At 9.18am, the FBM KLCI was down 4.76 points or 0.31% to 1,554.03. Turnover was 205.48 million shares valued at RM93.50mil. There were 104 gainers, 180 losers and 215 counters unchanged.