{
  "id": 5226063,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/09/03/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-on-financial-plantation-and-utilities-gains-ahead-of-opr-call/233736"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The Bursa Malaysia market opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in financial, plantation and utilities stocks as investors anticipated Bank Negara Malaysia's overnight policy rate (OPR) decision and noted Wall Street's positive closing. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index rose 2.36 points to 1,711.10, while the benchmark index opened 2.42 points higher at 1,711.16. Market breadth was positive, with 152 gainers to 118 losers, while 271 counters remained unchanged, 2,231 were untraded and 17 were suspended. Turnover reached 127.56 million shares worth RM46.95 million. Bank Negara Malaysia's Monetary Policy Committee was set to meet that day to decide on the OPR, with expectations that the central bank would keep the rate at 2.75 per cent for the rest of 2026. Thong Pak Leng, Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president, attributed the Wall Street's positive performance to easing bond yields, which reduced pressure on stocks and provided some relief to investors.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, supported by gains in financial, plantation and utiliti...",
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    "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": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bursa Malaysia opens higher ahead of OPR decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-ahead-of-opr-decision",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:15:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}