HONG KONG, July 28 (Reuters) - Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (NEV) (0708.HK) plunged on Friday as trading resumed nearly 16 months after the stock was suspended pending the release of financial results.
Resumption of trading in the shares is one step forward for its embattled parent China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), whose offshore debt restructuring plan includes swapping part of the debt into equity-linked instruments backed by the group, Evergrande NEV and another unit, Evergrande Property Services.
Shares of Evergrande Group, laden with $330 billion in total liabilities, and its services arm (6666.HK) have remained suspended since March 2022.
Shares of Evergrande NEV sank as much as 69% to HK$1 in early trading, down from HK$3.2 on its last closing date of April 1, 2022.
That compares to a 19% rise in Chinese EV giant BYD Co and 27% drop in EV startup Xpeng Inc (9868.HK) during the 16-month period.
Persons:
Evergrande NEV, NEV, Clare Jim, Jacqueline, Jamie Freed, Kim Coghill
Organizations:
Energy Vehicle Group, HK, China Evergrande, Evergrande, Hong, Shanghai, Thomson
Locations:
HONG KONG, China, Hong Kong, Tianjin