{"id":50292,"date":"2025-07-09T02:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/50292\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T02:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:43:12","slug":"bursa-trading-subdued-ahead-of-opr-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/50292\/","title":{"rendered":"Bursa trading subdued ahead of OPR decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

KUALA LUMPUR: Stock trading was muted on Wednesday as traders awaited the central bank’s policy decision later this afternoon while tensions remained heightened over the US’s latest tariff moves.<\/p>\n

“Following MITI\u2019s announcement of continued engagement with the US on tariff<\/p>\n

issues, we believe the market may trade on a mixed note pending further clarity,” said Malacca Securities in its morning note.<\/p>\n

Bursa Malaysia made a sluggish start with the benchmark index sliding 0.86 points to 1,529, tracking the indecisive price movement on Wall Street overnight.<\/p>\n

US stock prices were slightly lower and the major indices closed mixed as trader awaited from clarity over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs plan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile on Bursa Malaysia, Nestle fell 64 sen to RM78.12, Tenaga Nasional slid four sen to RM13.82 and PETRONAS Chemicals dropped four sen to RM3.35.<\/p>\n

The most actively traded stock was healthcare provider PMCK, which made its debut on the ACE Market today.<\/p>\n

The share opened just 0.5 sen higher at 22.5 sen. Yesterday, Hong Leong Investment Bank said in a report it believed the share was fairly valued at its initial public offering price of 22 sen.<\/p>\n

Other actively traded stocks included NexG up 0.5 sen to 44 sen and Pharmaniaga<\/a><\/a> gaining one sen to 15.5 sen.<\/p>\n

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