Investors flee equities amid fears of Russia-Ukraine conflict


KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI took a deep fall in the morning session as fears over a Russian intrusion into Ukraine created panic among investors, whose nerved were already frayed by the US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting later this week.

At 12.30pm, the key index was down 16.97 points, tracking a tumble in regional markets. In subdued trading, there were 1.77 billion shares exchanging hands for RM1.1bil across the Malaysian market.

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