Steady start for Bursa, Top Glove and Supermax top gainers

At Bursa last week, foreign funds were net sellers at RM334.2mil while local institutions were net buyers at RM269.5mil and local retail investors at RM74.7mil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa started Monday on a steady note with buying interest still focused on Top Glove and Supermax as investors expect supernormal earnings from glove makers due the strong demand while the Covid-19 pandemic has not shown signs of slowing down.

At 9.18am, the KLCI was up 2.65 points or 0.17% to 1,579.77. Turnover was 1.28 billion shares valued at RM647.11mil. There were 481 gainers, 204 losers and 329 counters unchanged.