PUC shares higher in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in PUC Bhd rose 4% in early trade Monday after the company said its acquisition target Pictureworks (Hong Kong) Ltd gets four-year partnership with Hong Kong Ocean Park.

The counter gained 4.35%, or one sen to 24 sen. It is the second most heavily traded counter with over 6.7 million shares traded. PUC-WA rose 7.14%, or one sen to 15 sen while PUC-WB gained 3.7%, or 0.5 sen to 14 sen.