<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡18日讯）迪耐（Dagang Nexchange Bhd）子公司赢得两项总值278万美元或1155万令吉的合约，在菲律宾和印尼水域维修海底电缆后，今早交投活络中起1.32%。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>截至9时45分，该股报38.5仙，起0.5仙，共297万7000股成交。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团表示，持股51%的DNeX Telco Services私人有限公司获得印尼海底电缆系统服务公司PT Bina Nusantara Perkasa（BNP）颁发合约，为KDDI Pacific Link电缆船进行维修。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>合约即日生效，预计29天完工，并可延长至35天。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>


（吉隆坡18日讯）迪耐（Dagang Nexchange Bhd）子公司赢得两项总值278万美元或1155万令吉的合约，在菲律宾和印尼水域维修海底电缆后，今早交投活络中起1.32%。

截至9时45分，该股报38.5仙，起0.5仙，共297万7000股成交。

该集团表示，持股51%的DNeX Telco Services私人有限公司获得印尼海底电缆系统服务公司PT Bina Nusantara Perkasa（BNP）颁发合约，为KDDI Pacific Link电缆船进行维修。

合约即日生效，预计29天完工，并可延长至35天。<...

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