Malaysia maintains policy rate at 3 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's central bank on Thursday maintained the country's overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3 percent.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement that at the current OPR level, the monetary policy stance remains supportive of the economy and is consistent with the current assessment of inflation and growth prospects.

The central bank said the Monetary Policy Committee