Malaysian Shares Extend Losing Streak; Compugates Shares Slump 25%
Malaysian Shares Extend Losing Streak; Compugates Shares Slump 25%
Malaysian shares finished lower for a sixth straight session on Friday, mirroring Wall Street's performance overnight, amid concerns about US interest rates.
週五，馬來西亞股市已經連續第六個交易日收低，反映了隔夜華爾街的表現，人們擔憂美國的利率期貨。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, shed 7.58 points to end 0.47% lower at 1,596.68.
馬來西亞股市的主要股票指數富時布爾薩馬來西亞100指數下跌7.58點，以1,596.68收低0.47%。
The index opened higher but erased those small gains throughout the day. The day's range was between 1,595.36 and 1,612.31.
該指數雖然開始上漲，但在一整天的交易中都未能維持漲勢，當天的區間在1,595.36至1,612.31之間。
In economic news, Malaysia's official reserve assets amounted to $112.79 billion as of the end of April, while other foreign currency assets amounted to $403.7 million, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said Friday.
據馬來西亞國家銀行（BNM）週五發佈的消息顯示，截至4月底，馬來西亞官方的資產儲備爲1127.9億美元，而其他外匯資產爲4.037億美元。
Meanwhile, the central bank appointed Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul Khalid as assistant governor, effective June 1. BNM said he would spearhead investment operations, the financial market, and foreign exchange policy departments.
與此同時，大馬中央銀行任命Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul Khalid爲副行長，從6月1日起生效。BNM表示，他將負責投資運營、金融市場和外匯政策部門。
In corporate news, Petroliam Nasional's (PETRONAS) profit after tax dropped to 21.3 billion ringgit in the first quarter from 23.8 billion ringgit a year earlier, bearing the brunt of instability of the macroeconomics and geopolitical dynamics.
關於企業新聞，國家石油公司PETRONAS的稅後利潤在第一季度下降到213億林吉特，而在去年同期爲238億林吉特，承受了宏觀經濟和地緣政治動盪的衝擊。
Shares of renewable energy solutions provider Compugates Holdings (KLSE:COMPUGT) slumped 25%, while those of Nexgram Holdings (KLSE:NEXGRAM) dropped 20% on Friday's close.
在公司新聞方面，可再生能源解決方案提供商Compugates Holdings（KLSE：COMPUGT）的股票下跌了25％，Nexgram Holdings（KLSE：NEXGRAM）的股票收盤下跌20％。