KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers Top Glove and Hartalega were among the top gainers on Tuesday on concerns about the rising Covid-19 infections as winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was up 8.81 points or 0.54% to 1,631/70. Turnover was 11.25 billion shares valued at RM6.39bil. The broader market was mixed with 594 gainers, 652 losers and 460 counters unchanged.
Reuters reported most Asian stock markets struggled to gain on Tuesday and South Korean shares slumped as concern over a wave of local infections hit one of the countries viewed as having done best at quelling outbreaks.
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