Banks lift market ahead of OPR decision


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian equities rose in early Wednesday trade amid an upbeat performance on Wall Street overnight and ahead of Bank Negara's interest rate decision later today.

At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI was up 3.91 points to 1,444.72. Market breadth was slightly negative with 144 decliners compared with 124 gainers.

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