Investors stand in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China. Chinese companies raised a combined US$31.3 billion from IPO flotations on the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exchanges in the six months to June. Photo: Reuters
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Chinese exchanges top global IPO markets in the first half of the year

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China was the world’s most active market for IPOs in the first half of the year as Beijing’s capital market reforms and the market’s obsession with AI expedited deal-making.

Investors stand in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China. Chinese companies raised a combined US$31.3 billion from IPO flotations on the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exchanges in the six months to June. Photo: Reuters

Chinese exchanges top global IPO markets in the first half of the year

China was the world’s most active market for IPOs in the first half of the year as Beijing’s capital market reforms and the market’s obsession with AI expedited deal-making.

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Super-connector Hong Kong’s ‘best days are ahead’, says HKEX boss Aguzin

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Residential buildings under construction in Beijing on August 1, 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE

China home sales falter amid dented buyer confidence

June sales plunged 28.1 per cent year on year among the 100 largest developers, according to CRIC data, raising the threat of more liquidity struggles as the sector continues to weigh on the economy.

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Super-connector Hong Kong’s ‘best days are ahead’, says HKEX boss Aguzin

The capital markets of Hong Kong and China must continue to open up and welcome foreign investors to participate in the schemes that link them, with the city playing a key role as a ‘super-connector’, financial and government leaders said at an event marking the sixth anniversary of Bond Connect.

The capital markets of Hong Kong and China must continue to open up and welcome foreign investors to participate in the schemes that link them, with the city playing a key role as a ‘super-connector’, financial and government leaders said at an event marking the sixth anniversary of Bond Connect.

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Most Hong Kong stocks advance as BYD rises while chip curbs unsettle AI firms

BYD advanced amid strong EV sales in mainland China, while Anta and sportswear makers also gained. Chip and AI firms struggled in the face of widening tech rivalry between China, the US and Europe.

BYD advanced amid strong EV sales in mainland China, while Anta and sportswear makers also gained. Chip and AI firms struggled in the face of widening tech rivalry between China, the US and Europe.

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Hong Kong office rents and rental values expected to decline further, analysts say

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Hong Kong office rents and rental values expected to decline further, analysts say

Bank of China pips HSBC in bond deals as Hong Kong IPOs face Sars-era slump

Investment bankers got busier arranging more bond deals in Hong Kong while the IPO market slumped to the lowest level since the severe acute respiratory syndrome or Sars struck the city in 2003.

4 Jul 2023 - 9:33AM
Bank of China pips HSBC in bond deals as Hong Kong IPOs face Sars-era slump

Most Hong Kong stocks advance as BYD rises while chip curbs unsettle AI firms

BYD advanced amid strong EV sales in mainland China, while Anta and sportswear makers also gained. Chip and AI firms struggled in the face of widening tech rivalry between China, the US and Europe.

1 minute ago

Hong Kong office rents and rental values expected to decline further, analysts say

Hong Kong’s office rents and rateable values are expected to fall amid high vacancies, new supply, uncertainties around the global economy and downsizing by firms, analysts say.

4 Jul 2023 - 8:30AM

Bank of China pips HSBC in bond deals as Hong Kong IPOs face Sars-era slump

Investment bankers got busier arranging more bond deals in Hong Kong while the IPO market slumped to the lowest level since the severe acute respiratory syndrome or Sars struck the city in 2003.

4 Jul 2023 - 9:33AM
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