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11 Sep

Chinese Traders Pour Into Alibaba Shares as Trading Links Start

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Mainland Chinese investors flocked to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as its Hong Kong-listed stock was made directly available to them for the first time.Investors bought HK$8.5 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of Alibaba shares through the Stock Connect program on the first day, on a net basis, according to stock exchange data released late Tuesday. Purchases via the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses accounted for about half of the day’s turnover in the stock. Source link lol

16 Aug

Alibaba’s Long-Awaited China Stock Link May Provide Timely Boost

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Chinese investors finally being able to buy shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. may provide a much-needed boost for the e-commerce firm’s stock, with an inflow of up to about $20 billion into next year.The company first hatched the plan for an upgrade to a primary listing in Hong Kong two years ago amid heightened tensions with the US. It may at last be realized by the end of the month, paving the way for it to join a program that connects the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses to the Hong Kong exchange. Source link lol

15 Aug

CK Hutchison Profit Declines as Global Headwinds Persist

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CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. has vowed to explore more deals with long-term value to navigate increasing geopolitical and financial market risks, as the Hong Kong conglomerate reported slumping profit for the first half of the year.The group, founded by billionaire Li Ka-shing, saw net income in the first half this year fall 9% to HK$10.2 billion ($1.3 billion), it said in a filing Thursday. Total revenue rose 4% to HK$232.6 billion during this period. Source link lol

14 Aug

Tencent’s Buyback Plan in Focus as Chinese Tech Rivals Catch Up

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Investors will scrutinize any comments from Tencent Holdings Ltd. about its buyback plans during Wednesday’s quarterly results announcement as its competitors catch up with its spending levels.Tencent has forked out almost $8 billion this year to repurchase its Hong Kong-listed shares, more than any other company on the exchange, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The firm is widely expected to keep spending as its total outlay this year is only about 60% of the $12.8 billion it projected for the whole of 2024. Source link lol

09 Aug

China’s SMIC Accelerates Capacity Buildout as Chip War Evolves

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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is expediting its plans to build more capacity as a US-led multinational campaign is putting more restrictions on China’s access to advanced foreign technologies. “Some of our customers have won new opportunities due to geopolitics-induced changes in the supply chain,” SMIC Co-Chief Executive Officer Zhao Haijun told analysts during a post-earnings call on Friday. “We are growing capacity at a speed faster than originally planned.” Source link lol

08 Aug

Xiaomi-Backed AI Chipmaker Black Sesame Falls in Hong Kong Debut as AI Frenzy Wanes

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Shares of artificial intelligence chipmaker Black Sesame International Holding Ltd. tumbled as much as 35% on their debut, dealing a blow to Hong Kong’s efforts to lure more technology listings. The Xiaomi Corp.-backed company’s shares fell to as low as HK$18.28 Thursday in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and closed the day 27% lower. They had been priced at HK$28, the bottom of the marketed range in an initial public offering that raised HK$1.04 billion ($133 million). Source link lol

06 Aug

Xiaomi-Backed AI Chipmaker Black Sesame Prices Hong Kong IPO at Bottom of Range

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Black Sesame International Holding Ltd. has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at the low end of the marketed range, people with knowledge of the situation said, as the recent global selloff in stocks piles extra pressure on new share issues. Black Sesame, which designs chips for autonomous driving systems and is backed by Xiaomi Corp., was offering 37 million shares at HK$28 to HK$30.30 each. At HK$28 per share, the IPO raised HK$1.04 billion ($133 million), still making it one of the biggest in Hong Kong this year. Source link lol