Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. , betting on a recovery in commodity prices, is seeking to attract more natural resources companies to sell shares traded on Asia’s third-largest bourse.
The Australian stock market closed lower on Friday, dragged back by weakness in the resources sector after a big drop in the price for oil. At the 2.15pm, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index
Range Resources Corp. has said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 4 cents. The oil and gas company said the dividend is payable Dec. 31 to shareholders of record on Dec. 15.
