Hopes for global economy spur gains on Bursa Malaysia


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia held on to gains in the morning session as investors placed bets that US rate hikes would slow moving forward while China's reopening would bode well for the outlook of the economy.

At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was up 7.2 points to 1,487.75 while the broader market had 490 gainers compared with 332 decliners.

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