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.
馬來西亞股市本週開盤上漲，原因是該國第一季度國內生產總值增長速度快於預期，投資者情緒依然樂觀。
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the main gauge of Malaysian stocks, gained 10.88 points to end 0.67% higher at 1,627.50.
馬來西亞股市的主要指標富時馬來西亞證券交易所KLCI上漲10.88點，收盤上漲0.67％，至1,627.50點。
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).
在經濟新聞方面，根據統計部（DoSM）公佈的數據，馬來西亞的國內生產總值在今年第一季度增長了4.2％，快於上一季度的2.9％的增長。
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，根據馬來西亞統計部週一公佈的數據，馬來西亞的貿易差額繼續保持77億林吉特的順差，儘管較去年同期的126億令吉下降了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月份的出口同比增長9.1％，達到1147億令吉，低於彭博社對經濟學家的調查中估計的14.1％的增長。該部門表示，與此同時，進口額比去年同期增長了5.6％，至1070億令吉。
Malaysia's new vehicle sales rose 21% annually in April to 57,991 units from 47,802, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
根據馬來西亞汽車協會（MAA）的數據，馬來西亞4月份的新車銷量從47,802輛增長21％至57,991輛。
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.
在企業新聞方面，移動虛擬網絡運營商XOX（KLSE: XOX）的股價在週一收盤時上漲了33％以上，而Zen Tech International（KLSE: ZENTECH）的股價均上漲了33％以上。