Weak opening for Bursa on negative external news


KUALA LUMPUR: The domestic market could be staring at a third straight day of losses as investors continue to sell down equities in the absence of positive catalysts.

Wall Street was negative overnight as Federal Reserve officials made hawkish comments over the future of interest rate hikes while the technology sector was weighed down by a sell-off in Google shares after an AI event.

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