KUALA LUMPUR: While US markets rallied overnight on bets the US Federal Reserve will soon end its interest rate hikes, Bursa Malaysia opened with with less certainty as investors took caution over the continued volatililty in global markets.
At the opening bell, the benchmark FBM KLCI was up just 0.15 points to 1,411.13, with the market on a slight upside bias ahead of the release of the February consumer price index at midday.
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