KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhds stock was amongst the top gainers as at 3.50 pm on Tuesday following the announcement of its first quarter performance. The counter chalked up 13 sen or 1.88 per cent to RM7.04 after hovering between RM6.91 and RM7.05 with 809,300 shares changing hands. It was reported yesterday that the companys pretax profit margin rose to 33 per cent in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, from 26 per cent in the same period last year.
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