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☆ Investors should take China ‘very seriously,’ fund manager says, naming a stock to start with
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nicole Teo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With all eyes on China right now, one fund manager is bullish on the country regardless of any "bazooka" stimulus measures, saying investors should be getting involved. Starting on Sept. 24, China announced a string of stimulus measures aimed at boosting China's economy . Stephen Roach, for example, former chief economist at Morgan Stanley, warned investors against being too swept up in the China market rally . 'Starting point' For those looking to invest in China, Glass said a good "starting point" was Midea Group , which makes appliances and industrial robots. Analysts' average price target is 4.49 Hong Kong dollars, which gives the stock almost 30% potential downside from its current price around 6.40 Hong Kong dollars.

Persons: Steven Glass, Glass, hasn't, CNBC's, Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley, Midea Organizations: Sydney, Pella Funds, Investors, National Development, CSI, HSBC, Generations Fund, Midea Group, China Equity, Hong, Garden Services Holdings Locations: China, Pella, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, U.S, Hong

☆ Fitch plans to withdraw ratings of Country Garden Services
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, China August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 13 (Reuters) - Global ratings agency Fitch said on Monday it plans to withdraw all the ratings on China's Country Garden Services Holding (6098.HK) on or about Dec. 12 for commercial reasons. "Fitch believes that Country Garden Services investors benefit from increased rating coverage by Fitch and is providing approximately 30 days' notice to the market of the rating withdrawal," the ratings agency said in a statement on Monday. Fitch had downgraded Country Garden Services to BB+ and placed its rating on negative watch last week. Country Garden Holdings missed its coupon payment in October, triggering default terms.

Persons: Aly, Fitch, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Kim Coghill Organizations: Shanghai Country Garden, REUTERS, Garden Services, HK, Fitch, Country Garden Service, Garden Holdings, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Beijing, Bengaluru

☆ Asia stocks slide amid China woes, Japan catches up on chip sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kevin Buckland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong's Hang Seng (.HSI) declined 0.3%, with a subindex of tech stocks (.HSTECH) sliding 0.7%. An index of mainland blue chips (.CSI300) fell 0.4%, while a subindex of property stocks (.CSI000952) was flat. Weakness in Asia came despite small gains for Wall Street overnight, with U.S. stock futures flat. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 90 cents, or 1%, to $92.38, just under a 10-month high reached on Monday. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $94.70 a barrel.

Persons: John Pearce, HSI, Hang, Kevin Buckland, Lewis Jackson, Stephen Coates Organizations: Benchmark U.S, Treasury, Federal, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Japan's Nikkei, Tokyo, Reuters, Unisuper, Hang Seng developers, HK, Garden Services Holdings, Wall, U.S, Traders, U.S . West Texas, Brent, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Hong Kong, Australia, Asia, U.S, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ Chinese property developer Country Garden to be removed from Hang Seng Index on Sept. 4
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The headquarters of China's developer Country Garden Holdings in Foshan, in China's southern Guangdong province. Chinese real estate company Country Garden Holdings is set to be removed from Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index on Sept. 4. The index's operator said Country Garden will be replaced by pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm. Property management firm and affiliate Country Garden Services Holdings will also be removed from the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index serves as a benchmark that reflects the overall performance of mainland securities listed in Hong Kong.

Organizations: Garden Holdings, Garden Services Holdings, Hang Seng China Enterprises, Seng China Enterprises Locations: Foshan, China's, Guangdong, Hong Kong

☆ Country Garden shares dive after bond trading halted, fans further economic distress
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, China August 9, 2023. Shares of Country Garden dived 16.3% to HK$0.82 by noon, dragging down the Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index (.HSMPI) which dropped 3.9%. According to company registry portal Qichacha, a services unit of Country Garden offloaded its 51% stake in a Wuhan-based network technology company, while chief strategic officer of Country Garden Services also resigned from the firm's chairman. Country Garden Services did not immediately respond to request for comment. In September alone, Country Garden may need to repay more than 9 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) worth of onshore bonds.

Persons: Aly, HONG KONG, Dickie Wong, Wong, Longfor, Clare Jim, Yuhan Lin, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Shanghai Country Garden, REUTERS, HK, China Evergrande, Mainland Properties, Reuters, Garden Services, Garden, Country Garden Services, Kingston Securities, State, Longfor, Seazen, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG, HK, Wuhan, Hong Kong, Beijing

☆ Country Garden shares drop 5% after reports it scrapped $300 million share sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Country Garden canceled its share placement shortly after midnight, a report by IFR revealed, citing bookrunner JPMorgan. Hong Kong-listed shares of Country Garden fell 5.06% on Tuesday, following multiple reports that the Chinese real estate developer had scrapped its $300 million primary share placement. The share placement was aimed at helping the Chinese property developer repay its debt. Its property services arm Country Garden Services lost 0.57%, while other Chinese property stocks were also dragged down. The Hang Seng Mainland Property Index, which measures Hong Kong-listed Chinese property counters, was lower by 0.33%.

Persons: Sunac Organizations: JPMorgan, Garden Services, Mainland Property, Logan Group Locations: Hong Kong, China

☆ China's property firms rally after Beijing pledges economic support
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Its Shanghai-traded bond surged 25% to 38 yuan, while a Shenzhen-traded bond rose 44% to 33.6 yuan. "Most important, (Beijing) sent a signal of further easing property restrictions by dropping the phrase...and mentioning streaming property policies," Nomura chief China economist Ting Lu said. Sino-Ocean Group's onshore bond rose 8.6% to 23.5 yuan in Shanghai. The state-backed firm is currently negotiating with creditors to extend the repayment for the yuan bond due Aug. 2. Nomura's Lu maintained the view that there is no quick fix for the property sector, and that the central government would only marginally ease some existing restrictive measures in large cities.

Persons: Nomura, Ting Lu, Nomura's Lu, Morgan Stanley, Clare Jim, Jason Xue, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Sam Holmes Organizations: Mainland Properties, CSI, HK, Garden Services, Communist Party, Longfor, Seazen, KWG, Ocean Group, Greenland Holdings, Country Garden, Dalian Wanda Group, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hang, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, China

"The major thing that we see now is onshore-traded Country Garden bonds going down," he said. Country Garden is a giant with thousands of projects in nearly 300 Chinese cities. Li Changjiang, the president of Country Garden Services, sold 3.2 million shares of the company last week, reducing his stake to 0.11% from 0.21%. They also cut its price target to HK$0.9 from HK$2.3 and that of Country Garden Services Holdings to HK$6.7 from HK$22. "Distressed Chinese property developers’ bond restructurings can buy them some room," Fitch Ratings said in a report on Monday.

Persons: Longfor, Wanda, Yao Yu, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Li Changjiang, Fitch, Jason Xue, Tom Westbrook, Clare Jim, Xie Yu, Georgina Lee, Marc Jones, Kim Coghill, Jamie Freed, Barbara Lewis, Christina Fincher Organizations: HK, Dalian, Garden, Country Garden Services, Garden Holdings, Garden Services Holdings, China, Greenland Holdings, Ocean Group, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SYDNEY, China, Hong Kong, Evergrande, Cayman Islands, Shanghai, Sydney, London

☆ China developer Country Garden shares extend losses on debt worries; others fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Shares and bonds in Chinese property developer Country Garden (2007.HK) and its property service arm Country Garden Services Holdings (6098.HK) tumbled on Monday, extending losses from the previous week on debt concerns. More liquidity troubles surfaced in China's property sector last week, sending down shares and bonds of the country's biggest developers. Country Garden Services Holdings shares slumped more than 10% on Monday, while Country Garden fell more than 5%, with both down to their lowest level since last November. Two onshore-traded bonds of Country Garden , plunged roughly 20% each, and some of its offshore-listed bonds also declined. Shares in other developers, including Longfor Group (0960.HK), China Overseas Land & Investment (0688.HK) and Sunac China Holdings (1918.HK), also slumped on Monday.

Persons: Jason Xue, Tom Westbrook, Kim Coghill, Jamie Freed Organizations: HK, Garden Services Holdings, Country Garden Services Holdings, Mainland Properties, CSI, Longfor, China Overseas Land & Investment, Sunac China Holdings, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, China, Shanghai, Singapore

☆ China property stocks tumble on renewed debt fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Country Garden shares tumbled to fresh eight-month lows Monday, extending losses on renewed debt fears for the Chinese property sector. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesStock Chart Icon Stock chart iconCountry Garden is seen as one of the largest property developers in the mainland. JP Morgan's analysts slashed target prices for Country Garden by more than 60% to HK$0.90 and Country Garden Services by nearly 70% to HK$6.70. The country's property sector is struggling to emerge from a credit crisis after the government cracked down on its debt levels in August 2020. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart iconYears of exuberant growth led to the construction of ghost towns where supply outstripped demand, as developers looked to capitalize on the desire for home ownership and property investment.

Persons: JP, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Future Publishing, Getty, Reuters, HK, Garden Services Locations: Wall

The Hang Seng (HSNGY)closed 4% higher, notching its biggest one-day gain in three months. Brent crude, the benchmark for global oil prices, gained almost 1.6% to trade at $75.46 a barrel. Hang Seng reboundsIn Hong Kong, the two best-performing stocks were Chinese real estate developers Longfor Group (LNGPF) and Country Garden Services, soaring 17% and 12% respectively. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported Friday that China was working on such measures. Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea’s Kospi index ended the day 1.3% up, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was 1.2% higher, and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8%.

Persons: Philip Jefferson, Joe Biden, “, ”, Richard Hunter, ” Dow, Germany’s DAX, DAX Organizations: London CNN — Global, US, Markets, Treasury, Interactive, Nasdaq, CAC, Brent, Longfor, Garden Services, Bloomberg, Nikkei Locations: Hong Kong, London, China, France, Qingdao, Asia, South, Shanghai

The Hang Seng (.HSI) surged 5.3% and notched its biggest weekly gain in 11 years. Shares in online giants Alibaba (9988.HK) and JD.com (9618.HK) each rose more than 10% and the Hang Seng Tech index (.HSTECH) rose 7.5%. However the Hang Seng remains down 30% this year against a 24% fall in world stocks (.MIWD00000PUS). China stocks market capBUY THE RUMOURChanges to COVID policies have not been officially flagged. Yet markets have desperate reasons to rally after the Hang Seng hit a 13-year low last month in the wake of China's Communist Party Congress.

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