Bursa Glove Shares Rise On Bargain Hunting

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Hartalega Holdings Bhd topped Bursa Malaysia gainers in morning trade today, while rival rubber glove manufacturers Supermax Corp Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, and Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd rose among leading advancers on bargain hunting and because of the resurgence in global Covid-19 cases seemed to offer a fillip to the glove makers' share prices.

At 10.33 am today, Hartalega’s share price had jumped 66 sen or 7.14% to RM9.91, Supermax gained 44 sen or 10.92% to RM4.47, Top Glove rose 31 sen or 6.31% to RM5.22 and Kossan climbed 23 sen or 6.85% to RM3.59.

Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd head of research Kenny Yee said the increase within the glove manufacturers’ share prices could also be thanks to bargain hunting and therefore the resurgence in Covid-19 cases globally.

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“I don’t think the rally is sustainable because market volatility has increased,” he told theedgemarkets.com today.

Meanwhile, Areca Capital Sdn Bhd chief military officer (CEO) Danny Wong said investors were bargain-hunting for glove shares as valuations of the stocks had fallen to attractive levels.

Wong said foreign investors were keen on investing in glove shares in anticipation of stellar results from the glove makers.

“The rally is sustainable if the glove makers' earnings trajectory is sustained,” he said.

Share prices of the glove manufacturers rose today on apparent bargain hunting after falling thanks to perceptions that the progress in global Covid-19 vaccination to curb the spread of the pandemic will cause less demand for gloves and as investors evaluated forced labor allegations against the glove manufacturing industry.

However, news of an increase within the number of Covid-19 cases in certain countries like India and Japan could have reversed such perceptions of glove demand because the global community continued to deal with the impact of the pandemic.

It was reported today that Japanese stocks fell as concerns a few spikes in domestic coronavirus infections and a possible return of restrictions on economic activity prompted investors to lock in profit on recent gains.

It was reported that the Nikkei 225 index was down 0.38% at 29,618.93, as of 0203 GMT, while the broader TOPIX had declined 0.85% to 1,950.57.

"The governor of Tokyo is considering adopting emergency measures in response to an explosion in coronavirus infections and therefore the spread of a replacement variant of the virus, consistent with domestic media. The western city of Osaka is additionally set to declare a medical emergency after its number of latest infections rose to a record high, which sparked alarm among public health officials,” Reuters reported.

In India, it had been reported that the country reported a record 115,736 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, a 13-fold increase in only over two months, raising pressure on the govt to expand its vaccination campaign.

Some states, including hardest-hit Maharashtra and Odisha, complained of a scarcity of vaccines during the second wave that had forced some centers to show away people, Reuters reported.

On Bursa, the glove manufacturers were among constituents of the Health Care Index, which also tracks share prices of hospital operators and pharmaceutical companies.

Top Glove, Hartalega, and Supermax also are members of the 30-stock FBM KLCI.

At 11.19am today, the Health Care Index had risen 3.62% to become the highest percentage gainer among Bursa indices, while the KLCI had climbed 0.25%.

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