in Nanyang. With illegal cigarettes accounting for 56% of the market, British American Tobacco lost 22.2 million in the first nine months.
Illegal cigarettes continue to affect the legal tobacco market. British American Tobacco (BAT, 4162, Main Board Consumer Shares) posted a net loss of RM22.2 million in the first nine months of the year, narrowing from RM24.5 million in the same period last year.