KUALA LUMPUR: Windfall tax risk for glove makers after their supernormal profits and surge in share prices saw investors take some money off the table.
At 9.41am, the FBM KLCI was down 9.88 points to 1,554.71. Turnover was 1.74 billion shares valued at RM1.07bil. The broader market was weaker with 538 losers to 235 gainers and 338 counters unchanged.
At Bursa, Top Glove fell RM1.72 to RM22.10, Hartalega RM1.56 to RM14.46, Supermax RM1.54 to to RM16.38 and Kossan RM1.40 to RM13.
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