Bursa Malaysia lower at midday amid hawkish US Fed cues


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was lower at midday today as hawkish United States Federal Reserve (US Fed) cues and ongoing Middle East tensions weigh on market sentiment.

At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 1.96 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,750.15, from Thursday’s close of 1,752.11.

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