KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Hil Industries Bhd’s share price rose more than 8% in Bursa Malaysia morning trade today after the company said yesterday its 100%-owned subsidiary Hil Medic Sdn Bhd had received approval from the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Medical Device Authority (MDA) to manufacture face masks and face shields.

At 9.04am today, Hil Industries’ share price had risen seven sen or 8.43% to 90 sen.

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