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Bursa opens higher, tracking strong Wall Street gains

Ringgit bounces back as investors weigh on possible US interest rate hike

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Jul 2022 9:51AM

Bursa opens higher, tracking strong Wall Street gains
At 9.10am, the key index rises 1.48 points to 1,419.92 from Friday’s close of 1,418.44. – The Vibes file pic, July 18, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia rebounded to open higher today, tracking the strong gains on Wall Street in anticipation of the earnings season, a dealer said.

At 9.10am, the key index rose 1.48 points to 1,419.92 from Friday’s close of 1,418.44. It opened 2.45 points higher at 1,420.89.

On the broader market, gainers led losers 190 to 116, while 199 counters were unchanged, 1,782 untraded and 20 others suspended.

The ringgit bounced back to open marginally higher against the US dollar today, as more investors weighed on a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Open Market Committee next week, a dealer said.

At 9.08am, the local currency improved to 4.4440/4490 versus the greenback from last Friday's close of 4.4480/4505. – Bernama, July 18, 2022

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