Malaysian Shares Maintain Five-Day Losing Streak; Metronic Global Plunges 25%
Malaysian Shares Maintain Five-Day Losing Streak; Metronic Global Plunges 25%
Malaysian shares finished lower for a fifth straight session to end in the red zone on Thursday. The investors remained cautious amid concerns about U.S. interest rates.
马来西亚股市连续第五个交易日收低，周四收于红色区域。由于对美国利率的担忧，投资者保持谨慎。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, shed 1.09 points to end 0.07% lower at 1,604.26.
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1.09点，收盘下跌0.07％，至1,604.26点。
The index opened comparatively lower. The day ranged between 1,602.32 and 1,608.84.
该指数开盘相对较低。当天介于1,602.32和1,608.84之间。
In other news, U.S. tech behemoth Google earmarked a 9.4 billion ringgit investment in Malaysia to house its first data center and Google Cloud region, said the nation's Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. the move will create 26,500 jobs across the country and will generate a total economic impact worth 15.04 billion ringgit.
在其他新闻方面，美国科技巨头谷歌专门在马来西亚投资94亿令吉以容纳其第一个数据中心和谷歌云区域，该国的投资、贸易和工业部长拿督斯里·腾库·扎夫鲁尔·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹表示。此举将在全国创造26,500个就业机会，并将产生价值150.4亿林吉特的总经济影响。
In corporate news, shares of the software company Metronic Global (KLSE:MTRONIC) slumped 25%, and those of the hotel and travel company Avillion (KLSE:AVI) dropped over 7% on Thursday's close.
在企业新闻方面，软件公司Metronic Global（KLSE: MTRONIC）的股价在周四收盘时下跌了25％，酒店和旅游公司Avillion（KLSE: AVI）的股价下跌了7％以上。