Medical plays, glove makers soar as Wuhan virus fears spread
Singapore
WITH deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus tripling over the weekend and confirmed cases doubling, investors continued to pile in on medical firms and glove makers, with many making considerable gains in Tuesday's high volume session.
Of the 2.49 billion securities traded on the Singapore bourse on Tuesday, 21 per cent of the volume was attributable to a trio of usually thinly traded medical penny plays: Medtecs International, AsiaMedic Limited and Healthway Medical.
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