Bursa Malaysia closes higher at midday on better sentiment


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed higher at midday, tracking global optimism, after US stocks ended firmer yesterday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its second straight record high close overnight with the expectations that US borrowing rates will fall next year following the Federal Reserve's (Fed) dovish pivot.

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