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Weibo, which raised $385 million, opened at HK$256.20 after pricing its shares at HK$272.80, and slipped to HK$254 in afternoon trading
Evergrande shares hit a record low on Wednesday after a missed debt payment left the firm at risk of becoming China's biggest defaulter, and trading in Kaisa Group stock was suspended
New figures suggest big companies are paying back loans they received last year and are not borrowing as much
The group, which has $82.9 billion under management, said chief financial officer Kirsten Morton would become interim CEO
Crude palm oil prices were projected to range from US$1,000 to $1,250 per tonne in the first half of 2022
The mood on trading floors was also lifted by China's central bank moving to limit the fallout from its property debt crisis with an RRR cut and that helped boost Alibaba’s shares by 12%
Unlike a couple of months ago, the fallout has been broadly contained, with policy makers in Beijing becoming more vocal and markets more familiar, analysts say
Some bondholders did not receive coupon payments due on Monday in what could be group's first offshore default on a public bond. That will trigger cross-defaults on $19bn bonds in global markets
Disappointing US jobs figures also dragged the mood down on trading floors across the Asia-Pacific region on Monday
SoftBank Group shares fell by over 8% in Tokyo on Monday – the seventh consecutive day of decline – as the market digested the falling value of key investments and opposition to the sale of Arm
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