<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): RHB Retail Research said Globetronics Technology Bhd may rebound further after it tested the RM1.81 support in recent sessions.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>In a trading stocks note today, the research house said yesterday’s candle sent the stock to its 1-week high, thereby enhancing the bullish sentiment.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“An upbeat bias may emerge above the RM1.89 level, with an exit set below the RM1.81 mark.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“Towards the upside, the immediate resistance is at the RM2.03 level, followed by the RM2.15 threshold,” it said.</div>

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): RHB Retail Research said Globetronics Technology Bhd may rebound further after it tested the RM1.81 support in recent sessions.

In a trading stocks note today, the research house said yesterday’s candle sent the stock to its 1-week high, thereby enhancing the bu...

Globetronics may rebound further, says RHB Retail Research

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