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  "id": 8146218,
  "title": "Bursa Malaysia rebounds on lower oil prices, easing US yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bursa-malaysia-rebounds-on-lower-oil-prices-easing-us-yields",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:53:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1535235/bursa-malaysia-rebounds-lower-oil-prices-easing-us-yields"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Friday, buoyed by falling oil prices, declining US Treasury yields and robust labor market data, allowing investors to snap up tech and semiconductor shares, according to an analyst. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index, which closed 0.26 percent lower on Thursday, climbed 1.11 points, or 0.06 percent, to 1,675.85 at 9:10 am. The index had initially opened 1.98 points higher at 1,676.72. Positive market breadth was evident, with gainers outpacing losers by 276 to 111, while 281 counters remained unchanged, 2,198 were untraded and 22 suspended. Turnover reached 219.07 million shares valued at RM104.76 million. Analyst Thong Pak Leng from Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd noted that the US 10-year Treasury yield dipped below the critical five percent mark, settling at around 4.93 percent, while Brent crude oil fell roughly one percent to US$103-104 per barrel. Oil prices slipped lower on Thursday as investors balanced potential supply disruptions from Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis with news of additional Saudi crude entering global markets. Thong anticipates the benchmark index to remain in a consolidation phase, though lower yields and oil prices might spur selective bargain hunting. Among the top gainers, Malaysian Pacific Industries climbed RM1.20 to RM41.22, MN Holdings rose 11 sen to RM3.63, and Pentamaster, MI Technovation and Sunway Construction each gained 10 sen to RM5.32, RM5.69 and RM7.22, respectively. The top losers included Petronas Dagangan, which fell 30 sen to RM20.78, Nestle dropped 12 sen to RM90.40, and Chin Teck Plantations and Fraser & Neave each declined six sen to RM10.20 and RM22.80, respectively, with SD Guthrie reducing five sen to RM6.25. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index gained 0.71 point to 185.57, and the Energy Index increased 2.36 points to 817.50.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia rebounded to open higher on Friday as lower oil prices, easing United States (US) Treasury yields and resilient labour market data encouraged bargain hunting in technology and semiconductor shares after the index closed 0.26 per cent lower yesterday, an analyst said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bursa rebounds on lower oil prices, easing US yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bursa-rebounds-on-lower-oil-prices-easing-us-yields",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bursa Malaysia rebounds as lower oil and easing US yields spur tech bargain hunting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bursa-malaysia-rebounds-as-lower-oil-and-easing-us-yields-spur-tech",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:10:11.000Z"
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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."
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