Salcon rises after Berjaya Corp emerges as major shareholder

KUALA LUMPUR: Salcon Bhd saw its share price climb over 9% in early trade Friday after Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) emerged as a substantial shareholder in the company.

The water and wastewater engineering company rose 9.30%, or two sen to 24 sen with over nine million shares traded at 9.30am. Year-to-date, the counter has risen 17.5%.