Hong Kong share market finished session lower on Monday, 25 September 2023, with shares in property firms leading losses after China Evergrande Group cancelled creditor meetings in a setback to its debt restructuring plans.
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 328.16 points, or 1.82%, to 17,729.29. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 132.36 points, or 2.11%, to 6,130.25.
Shares of realty developers declined, with China Evergrande Group tumbling 21.8% after announcing that it was unable to issue new bonds as six creditor meetings scheduled for this week would be scrapped because of poorer-than-expected sales and amid the Chinese securities regulator's probe of its unit, Hengda Real Estate Group, regarding an alleged disclosure violation.
Among other developers, Sunac China Holdings, Country Garden Holdings, and Longfor Group Holdings fell 10.8%, 7.7% and 6.5%, respectively. China Aoyuan Group, a smaller property developer, plunged 72% to HK$0.325 as the stock resumed trading after it was suspended on March 31 last year for a debt revamp.
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