KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI slid further as it entered midday, reflecting the sell down in equities in anticipation of the start of the US Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle next week.
At 12.30pm, the key index was down 13.63 points to 1,529.29. The broader market was overwhelmingly negative with 662 decliners compared to 249 gainers.
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