The Malaysia stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping more than 15 points or 1 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,485-point plateau and it's likely to be rangebound again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed and flat to lower following U.S. inflation data. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and little changed and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.