Malaysia maintains overnight policy rate at 3 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Central Bank said Thursday it has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3 percent.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement that at the current OPR level, the monetary policy stance remains supportive of the economy and is consistent with the current assessment of the inflation and growth prospects.