FBM KLCI ends flat at midday amid heightened uncertainty


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia erased earlier losses to enter the lunch break unchanged as mixed signals over the US Federal Reserve's policy outlook gave investors little confidence.

The FBM KLCI started the day's trading in a selling mood following yesterday's release of domestic inflation figures for February, which came in 0.4 percentage points higher than consensus at 1.8%.

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