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  "id": 9469353,
  "title": "Bursa open lower on Wall Street weakness, hawkish Fed remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bursa-open-lower-on-wall-street-weakness-hawkish-fed-remarks-9469353",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/24/bursa-open-lower-on-wall-street-weakness-hawkish-fed-remarks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, following a decline in Wall Street performance and comments from US Federal Reserve officials. The benchmark index fell 2.59 points, or 0.15%, to 1,673.84 from the previous close of 1,676.43. Market breadth was negative, with more stocks falling than rising. Turnover was 259.94 million shares worth RM101.64 million. Analysts cited US Fed Governor Michael Barr's recent remarks on interest rates as a potential factor behind the market's volatility. Investors are expected to remain cautious ahead of the US-China summit later today. Despite the overall downturn, some stocks showed resistance, with IHH Healthcare and Tenaga Nasional showing positive movement.",
  "summary": "The benchmark index eased to 1,673.84, as market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 259 to 134.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T21:53:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bursa Malaysia opens lower on Wall Street weakness, hawkish fed remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bursa-malaysia-opens-lower-on-wall-street-weakness-hawkish-fed-remarks",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:46:58.000Z"
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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."
}