Not so exclusive
STEALING the limelight from the glove boys in recent weeks are pharmaceutical companies, namely Pharmaniaga Bhd
and Duopharma Biotech Bhd.
Both have seen their share prices soar – Duopharma’s stock even reached a record high – as a result of news that there is hope for a Covid-19 vaccine and these companies would be the ones involved in packaging and bringing it to the market in Malaysia.
Notably, earlier news reports, quoting Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, did state that Pharmaniaga and Duopharma would be involved in the fill and finish processes for the Covid-19 vaccine, once it is ready.
So it is no wonder that the share prices of these companies sky-rocketed.
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