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  "id": 5224565,
  "title": "Bursa Malaysia opens higher ahead of OPR decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-ahead-of-opr-decision",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:15:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1524723/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-ahead-opr-decision"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, supported by gains in financial, plantation and utilities stocks, as investors awaited Bank Negara Malaysia’s overnight policy rate (OPR) decision later in the day and tracked Wall Street’s positive overnight performance.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit opens higher vs US dollar ahead of BNM OPR decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ringgit-opens-higher-vs-us-dollar-ahead-of-bnm-opr-decision",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bursa Malaysia opens higher on financial, plantation and utilities gains ahead of OPR call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-on-financial-plantation-and-utilities",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:21:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}