Malaysian Shares End Week in Red Tracking Wall Street Retreat; Talam Transform's Shares Slump Over 33%
Malaysian Shares End Week in Red Tracking Wall Street Retreat; Talam Transform's Shares Slump Over 33%
Malaysian shares ended the week in the red zone, snapping yesterday's gains on profit-taking activities. The selling was in line with the retreat on Wall Street last night.
马来西亚股市本周收于红色区域，打破了昨天获利回吐活动的涨势。抛售与昨晚华尔街的回落一致。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, shed 9.78 points to end 0.60% lower at 1,619.40.
衡量马来西亚股市的主要指标富时马来西亚证券交易所KLCI下跌9.78点，收盘下跌0.60％，至1,619.40点。
The index opened higher but kept paring gains as the session progressed. The day ranged between 1,614.83 and 1,624.96.
该指数开盘走高，但随着交易日的推进，涨幅继续缩减。当天介于1,614.83和1,624.96之间。
In economic news, Malaysia's headline inflation remained steady at 1.8% in April for the third consecutive month, according to a Friday release from the country's Department of Statistics. The figure was below Reuters' consensus estimate for a 1.9% increase.
在经济新闻方面，根据马来西亚统计部周五发布的消息，马来西亚4月份的总体通货膨胀率连续第三个月稳定在1.8％。该数字低于路透社普遍预期的1.9％的增长。
Elsewhere, Malaysia's Leading Index rose 2.3% to 112.2 points in March from 109.7 points in the year-ago period, according to data released by the country's statistics department. The increase suggests a potential improvement in the country's economic performance in the coming months, reflecting business sentiment and economic activity that will occur four to six months ahead.
在其他地方，根据马来西亚统计部门公布的数据，马来西亚领先指数从去年同期的109.7点上涨2.3％至3月份的112.2点。这一增长表明，未来几个月该国的经济表现可能会有所改善，这反映了未来四到六个月的商业情绪和经济活动。
In corporate news, shares of the property developer Talam Transform (KLSE:TALAMT) slumped over 33%, and those of the end-to-end mobile application service provider Nexgram Holdings (KLSE:NEXGRAM) dropped 20% on Friday's close.
在企业新闻方面，房地产开发商Talam Transform（KLSE: TALAMT）的股价下跌了33％以上，端到端移动应用程序服务提供商耐世金控股公司（KLSE: NEXGRAM）的股价在周五收盘时下跌了20％。