<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡30日讯）马股全日微幅上升0.93点，令吉则因美国经济复苏而于年内升息的预期走软。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，富时隆综指挂1699.92点，受压于联昌国家集团（CIMB Group Holdings Bhd）和云顶大马（Genting Malaysia Bhd）。早前一度扬至1706.26点。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>对于马股早前的走势，JF Apex证券资深分析员Lee Cherng Wee认为，综指受美国股市上涨带动，终止过去6个交易日的跌势而反弹。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他说：“连续下跌几天后，这是技术反弹。隔夜美股和欧股收高也推高今日走势。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马股今日成交量有16亿2000万股，值15亿8000万令吉。下跌股为401只，上升股383只，354只保持不变。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>最大输家为香格里拉（Shangri-La Hotels (M) Bhd），而雀巢（Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd）是最大上升股。百盛纳（Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd）则交投最活络。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>路透社报道，美国联储局表示经济日益趋强后，该局于9月升息的预期更加明朗化，周四全球股市普遍持稳，美元走高。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>外汇市场方面，由于美国有望升息，推高美元计价的资产需求，令吉兑美元因此走软至3.8190。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>这也冲击亚股表现，韩国首尔综合指数跌0.91%，香港恒生指数跌0.49%。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：郑俊发）</p></div>


（吉隆坡30日讯）马股全日微幅上升0.93点，令吉则因美国经济复苏而于年内升息的预期走软。

闭市时，富时隆综指挂1699.92点，受压于联昌国家集团（CIMB Group Holdings Bhd）和云顶大马（Genting Malaysia Bhd）。早前一度扬至1706.26点。

对于马股早前的走势，JF Apex证券资深分析员Lee Cherng Wee认为，综指受美国股市上涨带动，终止过去6个交易日的跌势而反弹。

他说：“连续下跌几天后，这是技术反弹。隔夜美股和欧股收高也推高今日走势。”

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