Equities rise even as recession fears remain


KUALA LUMPUR: The domestic market tracked Wall Street higher as sentiment for defensive and technology stocks recovered slightly from the US interest rate increase earlier this month.

At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI was up 3.45 points to 1,434.5. There were 133 gainers on the market compared with 92 decliners.

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