Bursa, Asian markets plunge as Ukrainian nuclear power plant catches fire

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian stocks fell deeper into the red as investors were spooked by reports of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant being hit during an attack by Russian military.

At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was down 19.34 points to 1,599.2 as the investors took profit off the table amid the surging inflation and growing intensity of the Russia-Ukraine war.