Bursa trades sideways as US interest rate decision looms


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia is expected to stay little changed ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, as well as the decline in crude oil prices, said Apex Securities Research.

Market expectations are for the US central bank to maintain the status quo given recent economic data has showed the monetary tightening has had an effect in slowing the pace of inflation.

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