KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended its sell-off on Tuesday, with more than 800 stocks ending in the red as renewed bets on a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve sparked a broad sell-off across Asian equity markets.

The FBM KLCI extended its losses for a second straight session, hitting an intraday low of 1,679.92, down 20.92 points or 1.23%. The index hit an intraday high of 1,703.10.