<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd shares rose 2.6% in early trade today after a joint venture involving the company bagged construction works for the proposed teaching hospital of Unversiti Sultan Zainal Abidin worth RM313.85 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 9.24am, Pesona Metro rose 1 sen to 39.5 sen with 9.49 million shares done.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Pesona Metro told Bursa Malaysia in a filing today it secured the contract through an unincorporated joint venture formed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Pesona Metro Sdn Bhd together with GPQ Sdn Bhd and Semarak Korporat Sdn Bhd.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>GPQ is a subsidiary of Terengganu Incorporated Sdn Bhd and is involved in construction works.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to Pesona Metro, the project is for a period of 182 weeks from the date of possession of site today. The group expects the contract to contribute positively to its earnings.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd shares rose 2.6% in early trade today after a joint venture involving the company bagged construction works for the proposed teaching hospital of Unversiti Sultan Zainal Abidin worth RM313.85 million.

At 9.24am, Pesona Metro rose 1 sen ...

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