KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened on a softer note on Thursday as global markets positioned for the start of the US Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle next week.
US markets extended their sell-off overnight amid the growing trepidation that the central bank will raise rates and reduce its bondholdings at a faster rate than expected.
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