Glove makers underpin Bursa’s advance as infections rise

At Bursa on Monday, foreign funds were net buyers at RM87.9mil and local retail investors at RM1.6mil but local institutions were net sellers at RM89.4mil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers underpinned Bursa Malaysia’s advance in early Tuesday trade with demand for gloves continuing to be strong as global cases surpassed 90 million on Monday.

At 9.15am, the FBM KLCI was up 3.53 points or 0.22% to 1,620.78. Turnover was 586.24 million shares valued at RM383.98mil. There were 297 gainers, 289 losers and 315 counters unchanged.