Overseas funds are loving Malaysia's glove stocks
Global funds bought a net RM189.9mil of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, the brokerage said in a report. Shares of glove makers were one of Asia’s hottest pandemic trades for much of 2020 before the rollouts of vaccines around the world weakened their appeal and became targets of short sellers. The three biggest glove stocks, including Top Glove Corp, are the worst performers in Malaysia’s benchmark equity gauge this year. “There is still significant value to be derived from Malaysian glove players which command 65%-68% of the global market share, ” Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd sa...