KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia experienced a short-lived rebound in the previous session as fears over the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus were rekindled as the UK raised its alert level amid a surge in new infections.
Sentiment in the US and European markets were hit by the alarm raised by the UK authorities as they scrambled to curb the spread of the new strain of virus, which had surged to 3,137 cases in the country, up 65% from 1,898 last Saturday.
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