Bursa Malaysia slides on regional weakness


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia fell in morning trade, tracking the sharp retreat on Wall Street overnight as a possible default by China Evergrande threatened to spill over into the global financial system.

The Chinese property giant has amassed debts of US$300bil and is facing deadlines for payments to banks and bondholders this week.

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