KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Sime Darby Plantation Bhd saw its foreign shareholding jump to 10.31% in April 2022, the highest since March 2020. According to an update on the company's website, its foreign shareholding rose 83 basis points from 9.48% in March to reach the current level. The company’s foreign shareholding previously hit a record low of 8.94% in January 2022 — which was also hit in July 2021 — according to the foreign shareholding chart which dates back to December 2017. The company’s foreign shareholding has been on an upward trend since January’s low as it rose to 9.24% in February, 9.48% in March and subsequently to the two-year high of 10.31% in April. In March 2020, the company’s foreign shareholding stood at 10.34%.

Source: The Edge Markets May 13, 2022 19:05 UTC