Malaysian stocks open lower after Thursday's shut down

Thu Jul 3, 2008 9:07pm EDT
 
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Reuters) - Malaysian stocks opened 2.24 percent lower on Friday, and investors rushed to sell shares as the market resumed trading after being suspended for a day because of a computer glitch.

The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index .KLSE had extended the fall to 2.38 percent at 1,126.22 points by 0106 GMT.

(Reporting by Faisal Aziz)

 

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