18F4685 PORTD lower 4 bits not working

#pragma config OSC = IRCIO67, PWRT = OFF, WDT = OFF, MCLRE = ON, DEBUG = ON, LVP = OFF 
#include <p18f4685.h>
 
void main (void)
{
    TRISD=0x00;
    PORTD=0x00;   
    PORTD=0xFF; 
    while(1); // PORTD and LATD show 0xF0 in MPLAB SIM !
}

WATCH WINDOW [I](break on while(1) [/I])
   Update      Address    Symbol Name       Hex              Decimal        

                 F96     TRISE                 0x07                      7
                 F95     TRISD                 0x00                      0
                 F83     PORTD                 0xF0                    240
                 F8C     LATD                  0xF0                    240

1:                 #include <p18f4685.h>
2:                 #pragma config OSC = IRCIO67, PWRT = OFF, WDT = OFF, MCLRE = ON, DEBUG = ON, LVP = OFF //..............Fuse stup
3:                 
4:                  void main (void)
5:                 {
6:                     TRISD=0x00; // TRISE=0x00;
 000D0    6A95     CLRF 0xf95, ACCESS
7:                     PORTD=0x00;   
 000D2    6A83     CLRF 0xf83, ACCESS
8:                     PORTD=0xFF;  // PORTD and LATD show 0xF0 in MPLAB SIM !
 000D4    6883     SETF 0xf83, ACCESS
9:                     while(1);
 000D6    D7FF     BRA 0xd6
10:                }
 000D8    0012     RETURN 0