Glove makers continue to underpin KLCI’s advance

KUALA LUMPUR: Worries about fresh Covid-19 infections globally continued to see investors pile into glovemakers Hartalega and Top Glove and helping to push the FBM KLCI higher in early Thursday trade.

At 9.28am, the KLCI was up 4.47 points or 0.3% to 1,518.90. Turnover was 941.88 million shares valued at RM592.20mil. There were 329 gainers, 222 losers and 315 counters unchanged.