KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby advanced in active trade on Monday though its dividend had gone ex while exporters such as Hartalega fell as the ringgit strengthened against several key currencies. On the external front, Hong Kong shares rose slightly on Monday, led by index heavyweight Tencent but China and Japan markets closed lower. Sime Darby, which resumed trading last Thursday without its property and plantation units, was the most active on Monday. However, Sime Plantations fell 16 sen to RM4.85 and Sime Property lost eight sen to RM1.12 -- extending their losses. However, Petronas Dagangan added 20 sen to RM24.40, Petronas Gas six sen to RM15.94 and Petronas Chemicals three sen to RM7.43.

Source: The Star December 04, 2017 10:18 UTC