Malaysian Shares End in Red Extending Week's Losses; Compugates Shares Slump 25%
Malaysian Shares End in Red Extending Week's Losses; Compugates Shares Slump 25%
Malaysian shares ended in losses on Friday for the fifth straight session, as investors sentiment remained downbeat throughout the week.
马来西亚股市周五收跌，为第五个连续交易日，投资者情绪整周低迷。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, shed 2.32 points to end 0.15% lower at 1,590.37.
马来西亚股票的主要指标富时巴砂大马指数下跌2.32点，收于1,590.37点，下跌0.15%。
The day range was between 1,590.00 and 1,598.16. Losers outnumbered gainers.
该日区间为1,590.00至1,598.16。跌幅股票占多数。
In economic news, Malaysia booked approved foreign investments worth 83.7 billion ringgit in the first quarter, higher than 74.1 billion ringgit a year prior, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida). Of the total, 56.2%, or 47 billion ringgit were secured from foreign sources.
在经济新闻方面，根据马来西亚投资发展局(Mida)的数据，马来西亚在第一季度批准的外国投资总值为837亿林吉特，高于去年同期的741亿林吉特。其中56.2％，或470亿林吉特来自外国来源。
Elsewhere, Research firms OCBC, Kenanga Research and Hong Leong Investment Bank reiterated their forecasts on Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.2% to 4.8% for 2024.
此外，研究公司华侨银行、肯恩迦研究和零售银行弘隆投资银行重申了对马来西亚2024年国内生产总值(GDP)增长的预测为4.2％至4.8％。
Shares of renewable energy solutions provider Compugates Holdings (KLSE:COMPUGT) slumped 25%, while those of the construction company Rekatech Capital (KLSE:REKATECH) dropped 23% on Friday's close.
可再生能源解决方案提供商Compugates Holdings (KLSE：COMPUGT) 的股票下跌25％，而建筑公司Rekatech Capital (KLSE：REKATECH) 的股票收盘下跌23％。