Can Malaysia Decouple From US Markets?

Simon Lim, Head of Equities, Hong Leong Asset Management

19-Jul-22 09:15

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It’s only 19th July and already the FBMKLCI is down 2% in the first weeks of trading for the 2nd half of the year. Is it however possible for Bursa to decouple from the US economy. And are there still investment opportunities in Malaysia? Simon Lim, Head of Equities at Hong Leong Asset Management gives us some answers.

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: fbmklci, malaysia markets, us economy,

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