<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): GHL Systems Bhd, which expects to secure a major transaction payment acquisition(TPA) contract this year, saw its share price move up 7 sen or 6.73% to RM1.11 this morning. &nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The rise is also in line with the better overall market sentiment this morning.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The share price increase could be due to the market normalising [after a bad week], so GHL’s increase could be seen as being in line with the market. However, it is a company with good fundamentals,” a remisier told the theedgemarkets.com</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>GHL Executive Vice-Chairman Simon Loh told the media after the company’s EGM two days ago that the contract would be significant to the group, and would contribute to the payment solutions provider’s recurring income base.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The potential partner for the deal would be a entity related to the government, said Loh.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>However, he did not provide further details of the contract, saying an announcement would be made soon.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): GHL Systems Bhd, which expects to secure a major transaction payment acquisition(TPA) contract this year, saw its share price move up 7 sen or 6.73% to RM1.11 this morning.  

The rise is also in line with the better overall market sentiment this morning.
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