FBM KLCI falls as US inflation data disappoints


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia struggled to keep the positive momentum going as hot US inflation data threatened to keep interest rates higher for longer, dampening the investment mood.

Wall Street stocks ended lower overnight as the US's February producer price index came in at a higher-than-estimated 0.6%, which could delay the start of interest rate cuts.

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