CK Asset Holdings, one of the flagship companies owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s family, reported weaker-than-expected first-half profit amid a challenging housing market in Hong Kong and declining rental income from its commercial properties. Profit attributable to shareholders fell 26.2 per cent to HK$6.3 billion (US$806.4 million) in the six months to June, according to…
CK Asset Holdings, one of the flagship companies owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s family, reported weaker-than-expected first-half profit amid a challenging housing market in Hong Kong and declining rental income from its commercial properties. Profit attributable to shareholders fell 26.2 per cent to HK$6.3 billion (US$806.4 million) in the six months to June, according to…
Hong Kong is back in the game. After years of silence, the city’s IPO machine is firing on all cylinderspowered by a surge in Chinese capital raising. CATL, China’s battery giant, led the way with a $5.2 billion listing to fund its Hungarian factory supplying Mercedes and BMW. BYD (BYDDF), a major Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) competitor,…
It’s been a tumultuous summer for markets, but investors have mostly ploughed through the volatility and pushed stocks steadily higher — but one top bank is warning not to get comfortable. The S&P 500 is up 8% year-to-date, and the benchmark index is cruising near record highs in the late summer stretch. Solid earnings, a…
Foreign inflows to Chinese stocks will probably continue after the summer, as a regulatory push to boost shareholder returns, appealing valuations and rising expectations of interest-rate cuts in the US lure investors, according to Morgan Stanley. The rotation back to Chinese stocks was expected to be “stronger” after two consecutive months of net buying by…
Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) jumped 3.7% in the morning session after Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the stock to ‘overweight’ from a previous dropped coverage and set a price target of $410. The upgrade was part of a wave of positive developments for the electric vehicle maker. CEO Elon Musk also…
Key Points Tesla believes its future lies in robotics and autonomous vehicles. Those industries are unproven, and the electric vehicle (EV) maker is facing falling auto sales and a bruised brand. With a shaky EV industry and distracted management, Tesla stock isn’t likely to set you up for life. It’s not a stretch to say…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
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