Allied Group Ltd. said March 26 that it raised its final dividend for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, from a year earlier.

The company declared a final dividend of HK$2.35 per share for 2017, up from HK$1.85 per share for the prior year.

Including an interim dividend of 15 cents per share, the group's total dividend for 2017 totaled HK$2.5 per share, compared with HK$2 per share paid for 2016.

The dividend is payable on or around May 9 to shareholders on record as of April 17.