-- 周一，马来西亚股市延续涨势，投资者对美伊冲突可能缓和以及伊斯兰堡第二阶段和谈的乐观情绪升温。 富时马来西亚吉隆坡综合指数上涨7.09点，收于1702.30点，涨幅0.4%。当日交易区间为1689.00点至1703.64点。 经济方面，马来西亚统计局公布的数据显示，3月份马来西亚货物贸易总额同比增长9.3%，达到2730亿林吉特，主要得益于进出口双双增长。其中，出口同比增长8.3%，达到1488亿林吉特；进口同比增长10.4%，达到1242亿林吉特。因此，贸易顺差为246亿令吉，较上年同期略微减少2.155亿令吉。 据《日经亚洲评论》报道，马来西亚橡胶手套行业正面临成本压力上升，原因是美伊冲突推高了生产中使用的与石油相关的原材料价格。顶级手套（Top Glove，吉隆坡证券交易所代码：TOPGLOV）和贺特佳（Hartalega，吉隆坡证券交易所代码：HARTA）等主要生产商已能够提高售价以抵消更高的投入成本，而需求总体保持稳定。 在公司新闻方面，MN（吉隆坡证券交易所代码：MNHLDG）的股价周一收盘上涨5%，此前其子公司MN Utilities Engineering接受了一份价值2.759亿令吉的马来西亚数据中心基础设施项目采购订单。
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