<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Crescendo Corp Bhd climbed as much as 12 sen or 7% after the property developer said fourth quarter net profit rose 262% from a year earlier and declared a dividend of three sen a share.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 10:46am, Crescendo shares rose to their highest so far today at RM1.74 with 325,300 units traded. Crescendo was Bursa Malaysia's sixth-largest gainer.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Yesterday, Crescendo said net profit rose to RM11.46 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan 31, 2017 from RM3.17 million a year earlier. Full-year net profit was higher at RM70.31 million versus RM17.69 million a year earlier.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Crescendo said its proposed dividend of three sen a share would bring full-year dividends to five sen. The company said the three sen dividend's ex- and payment dates fall on Aug&nbsp;9 and 29 this year respectively.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Crescendo Corp Bhd climbed as much as 12 sen or 7% after the property developer said fourth quarter net profit rose 262% from a year earlier and declared a dividend of three sen a share.

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