Malaysian Shares Extend Gains on Week's Open; Shares of XOX Soar 50%
Malaysian Shares Extend Gains on Week's Open; Shares of XOX Soar 50%
Malaysian shares opened the week in positive territory as investor sentiment remained after upbeat the country's GDP rose faster than expected in the first quarter.
马来西亚股市本周开盘上涨，原因是该国第一季度国内生产总值增长速度快于预期，投资者情绪依然乐观。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, gained 10.88 points to end 0.67% higher at 1,627.50.
马来西亚股市的主要指标富时马来西亚证券交易所KLCI上涨10.88点，收盘上涨0.67％，至1,627.50点。
In economic news, Malaysia's gross domestic product rose 4.2% in the first quarter of the year, faster than the 2.9% growth seen in the preceding quarter, according to the data released by the Department of Statistics (DoSM).
在经济新闻方面，根据统计部（DoSM）公布的数据，马来西亚的国内生产总值在今年第一季度增长了4.2％，快于上一季度的2.9％的增长。
Moreover, Malaysia's trade balance continued to be a surplus of 7.7 billion ringgit, albeit plunging 39% from 12.6 billion ringgit a year earlier, according to data released by the country's Department of Statistics on Monday.
此外，根据马来西亚统计部周一公布的数据，马来西亚的贸易差额继续保持77亿林吉特的顺差，尽管较去年同期的126亿令吉下降了39％。
Exports rose 9.1% year over year in April to 114.7 billion ringgit, softer than the 14.1% growth estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Imports, meanwhile, jumped 5.6% to 107 billion ringgit versus a year ago, the department said.
4月份的出口同比增长9.1％，达到1147亿令吉，低于彭博社对经济学家的调查中估计的14.1％的增长。该部门表示，与此同时，进口额比去年同期增长了5.6％，至1070亿令吉。
Malaysia's new vehicle sales rose 21% annually in April to 57,991 units from 47,802, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
根据马来西亚汽车协会（MAA）的数据，马来西亚4月份的新车销量从47,802辆增长21％至57,991辆。
In corporate news, shares of both the mobile virtual network operator XOX (KLSE:XOX), while those of Zen Tech International (KLSE:ZENTECH) rallied over 33% on Monday's close.
在企业新闻方面，移动虚拟网络运营商XOX（KLSE: XOX）的股价在周一收盘时上涨了33％以上，而Zen Tech International（KLSE: ZENTECH）的股价均上涨了33％以上。