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The sentence below is properly punctuated?

I enclose the invoices for the following companies for your attention:

1. ABC Pte Ltd;
2. DEF Pte Ltd;
3. GHI Pte Ltd;
4. JKL Pte Ltd; and
5. MNO Pte Ltd.
 

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A full stop after each Ltd not a semicolon because Ltd is the shortened form of Limited. As this is for business no other punctuation is required, but in normal writing it would be usual to put a comma after Ltd. to show that it is not the end of a sentence.
 

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Semicolon can't be used after a list item?
 

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Semicolon can't be used after a list item?
It is not a matter of cannot, simply that it is unnecessary whereas the full stop is correct. You would need first to use the full stop.
 
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