<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): RHB Retail Research said UWC Bhd is eyeing a technical breakout as it tries to climb higher again towards the immediate resistance of RM3.23.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>In a trading stocks note on Friday (June 24), the research house said if the stock manages to breach above that level — forming a “higher high” bullish pattern — the stock may climb further towards the resistance level of RM3.47, namely&nbsp;April 20’s high, followed by RM3.61 or the high of April 14.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“If it falls below the support level of RM3, the stock may move south, below the 21-day average line,” it said.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): RHB Retail Research said UWC Bhd is eyeing a technical breakout as it tries to climb higher again towards the immediate resistance of RM3.23.

In a trading stocks note on Friday (June 24), the research house said if the stock manages to breach above that level — f...

UWC eyeing a technical breakout, says RHB Retail Research

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