Malaysia's natural rubber production increased by 6.2 per cent in December 2019 to 58,437 tonnes as compared to the same month in the previous year. Comparison month on month also showed an increase of 10.2 per cent from 53,019 tonnes in November 2019.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices on Monday extended their decline from an early January peak above $70 as the specter of excess supplies loomed over the market after the spreading coronavirus outbreak hit demand in China, the world’s largest oil importer.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Stocks and oil fell while safe-haven gold rose on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed the SARS epidemic, raising alarm bells about its severity.
PETALING JAYA: The stage is now set for rubber glove stocks for a solid FY20 with a recovery in volume growth following three quarters of anaemic quarterly earnings growth, according to Kenanga Research.
Rubber glove sector
Maintain overweight: With the lacklustre demand in the past 12 months behind us, we see restocking activities ramping up as the current outbreak of the Wuhan virus enforces higher hygiene standards. All in, we raised our valuations from +one standard deviation (SD) to +1.5SD to better reflect rubber glove players’ prospects in anticipation of restocking activities, resilient earnings and constant evolution and progress to increase earnings. Based on historical valuation at peak earnings, rubber glove stocks, namely Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Hartalega Holdings Bhd and Top Glove Corp Bhd, were trading at between +1.5SD to +2.0SD historical forward mean.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held near a two-week high versus the yen on Friday on upbeat U.S. economic data ahead of a key jobs report, while the yuan eased and financial markets remained on tenterhooks as the death toll from a new coronavirus in China jumped yet again.