FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with "Vaccine" stickers seen near a medical syringe in front of displayed "Coronavirus COVID-19" words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of drug makers Pharmaniaga
and Duopharma climbed in early Monday trade as hopes for a vaccine for the Covid-19 perked up after reports of human trials could start in Singapore as early as this week.
At 9.41am, the FBM KLCI was up 0.09 point to 1,589.70. Turnover was 2.06 billion shares valued at RM1.27bil. There were 381 gainers, 340 losers and 350 counters unchanged.
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