KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): Protasco Bhd's share price rose 1.25% at mid-morning today after it secured a project worth RM300.5 million to build homes for civil servants in Putrajaya.
At 10.10am, Protasco rose 2 sen to RM1.62 with 1.75 million shares traded.
Protasco yesterday said it had secured a contract worth RM300.5 million from the government to build 1,100 houses in Putrajaya under the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing Programme.
In a filing today, the company said its unit Protasco Development Sdn Bhd had received a letter of award from Perbadanan Putrajaya for the contract.
It expects the project to contribute positively to its future earnings.
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