Medical disposals stocks including the glove makers and Medtecs International is surging today, on news of possible new Covid-19 variants from South Africa. As at Nov 26, Top Glove is up 10.34% to 80 cents; Riverstone up 5.07% to 72.5 cents, UG Healthcare up 15.69% to 29.5 cents. Medtecs Internati...

THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Nov 23):

In business updates for the 9M2021 to Sept 30, Medtecs International Corp announced that its total revenues decreased to US$115.36 million, with after-tax net profit decreasing by 77% to US$19.26 million, compared to the same period last year. Demand for the Group’s personal protective equipment (...

CATALIST-LISTED protective gear manufacturer Medtecs International Corp reported a 77 per cent slide in net profit for the 9 months ended September 2021 to US$19.26 million, as demand for personal protective equipment fell.

THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 18):

Medical consumables supplier Medtecs International Corporation is warning that its 3QFY2021 earnings is “not expected to be as strong” as the first half of the year. It expects to remain profitable though. “This is mainly due to existing customers completing their stockpiling exercises in 2020...

Medtecs International Corporation achieved a rare feat of making a clean sweep of all four awards categories for this sector. The Tai­wan-based but Singapore-listed company specialises in providing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the healthcare industry. These ranged from masks to dispos­a...

Just last week, The Edge Singapore celebrated our 1,000th issue, marking nearly 20 years of diligent coverage of the Singapore market and business scene. As we dug through our own archives to put together the commemorative issue, we are reminded that when companies stumble, we don’t shy away tryin...

SHARES of Catalist-listed medical technology (medtech) players Biolidics and Medtecs International fell on Monday morning, after both companies announced their H1 financial results on Friday following the close of trading.

FOR the five trading sessions that spanned June 18 to 24, the Straits Times Index (STI) ended 0.6 per cent lower with the FTSE China A50 Index, Hang Seng Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI averaging a 0.2 per cent decline.