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A Thai investor looks at an electronic display of share prices in Bangkok. Thailand has banned short selling to stabilise the stock market following US tariffs. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Thailand stock exchange bans short selling amid Trump tariff fallout

Thailand was hit by a tariff of 36 per cent, among the highest rates in the region, and its trade surplus with the US totalled US$45 billion last year.

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China stock market

China’s ex-financial regulator urges easing to boost market growth

China stock market

Short-sellers flee China’s stock markets after regulatory crackdown

China stock market

China’s ‘short-sighted’ short-selling curbs may backfire, analysts warn

Move will have ‘little material impact’ but could ‘spook investors and suck the life out of trading volumes’, analysts say.

A Chinese flag flutters outside the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) building in Beijing on February 8, 2024. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

Chinese watchdog calms investors as it dismisses sudden surge in short-selling

CSRC vows to step up oversight and severely punish irregularities, such as illegal stake reductions by big shareholders taking advantage of short selling.

China stock market

Zhang Kun, China’s biggest money manager, issues stock valuation warning

Investors should exercise more caution when it comes to the valuations of Chinese stocks, as corporate earnings growth is set to slow because of Beijing’s pursuit of high-quality economic growth, according to China’s biggest money manager.

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Banking & finance

Thailand considers directly charging short sellers as shares slump

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin urges market authorities to tighten laws to boost investors’ trust and confidence and the review could include extending a ban on short sales to individuals, in a move similar to those made by China and South Korea.

A Thai investor looks at an electronic display of share prices at a private trading company in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
China stock market

Short-selling in China slumps to 3-year low after curbs imposed to lift market

The outstanding value of stocks shorted stocks has fallen to US$7.2 billion, the lowest since July 2020. China’s policymakers have responded with a slew of measures to boost confidence in the nation’s stock market.

China stock market

China market regulator’s rescue act seeks to guard financial and social stability

China’s securities regulator rolls out a slew of measures in a bid to reverse a stock market rout that is seen threatening the financial system and posing a risk to social stability.

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US-listed Chinese stocks

Chinese flying taxi maker EHang rejects US short seller’s fraud allegations

US short seller Hindenburg Research claimed in a report that EHang was exaggerating the number of its orders and misleading investors.

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The latest fraud accusations against flying taxi maker EHang reflect lingering doubts over its long-term prospects in the capital-intensive aircraft manufacturing industry. Photo: Handout
The Philippines

Short-selling to debut in Philippines after 27-year wait

A total of 52 stocks and one exchange-traded fund, including all the equities on the benchmark gauge, will be available for short-selling on Monday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange will allow short-selling of stocks starting on Monday. Photo: Bloomberg
China stock market

Rising leveraged trades in Chinese stock markets sparks hope of a rebound

Leveraged traders have raised their bets on Chinese stocks in one of Asia’s worst-performing major markets this year, a reflection of the hopes among some investors that there could be a rebound forthcoming.

China stock market

Newly listed Chinese firm’s US$27 million short-selling move irks investors

Shandong Golden Empire has infuriated investors after short sellers borrowed 4.7 million shares from senior management on the first day of trading. But China’s market regulator has cleared the company of wrongdoing.

India

Not Indian government’s ‘job to intervene’ in Adani crisis: Modi adviser

Shares in Adani group companies slumped following US short seller Hindenburg Research’s January 24 report alleging fraud and market manipulation.

An activist of India’s Congress party carries an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian tycoon Gautam Adani during a rally organised to protest against the union government’s financial policies. Photo: AFP/File
India

Will India and PM Modi emerge unscathed from the Adani Group saga?

The stock wipeout has raised questions about regulatory standards and corporate governance in India as it cast a spotlight on the Modi government – and the episode’s wider economic effects.

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The Adani affair raises broader questions about regulatory standards in India’s markets and could hurt Prime Minister Narendra Modi electorally. Photo: Reuters
Accounting and auditing

India’s Adani to reassure Hong Kong investors after short-seller allegations

The crisis-ridden Adani Group is moving an investor roadshow to Hong Kong on Tuesday, continuing its charm offensive to ease concerns about its financial health and corporate governance induced by a short-seller’s allegations.

Hong Kong stock market

Techtronic rejects short-seller’s attack as stock halts sell-off in Hong Kong

In a Wednesday report, Jehoshaphat Research asked how Techtronic’s profit margin was higher than its peers, alleging that it could be achieved by accounting irregularities, a conclusion not shared by JPMorgan.

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India

Macroscope | Adani Group scandal not enough to turn investors bearish on India

A recent report has put Adani Group’s debt-fuelled acquisition spree and its corporate governance under scrutiny while embarrassing the Indian government. But the scandal’s impact has been muted, thanks to Adani’s infrastructure empire, the allure of India’s growth story and investors’ tolerance of imperfect governance.

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Commercial vehicles drive past signs for Adani Port in Mundra, Gujarat, India on February 8. The impact of Adani Group’s woes on overall sentiment has been fairly muted. Photo: Bloomberg
India

How India’s scandal-hit Adani Group uses legal threats to silence critics

One independent journalist is being sued by the scandal-hit empire of tycoon Gautam Adani in six different courts – and he is not allowed to speak about the firm or its owner.

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India

The View | Adani Group woes threaten Modi’s dream of a self-reliant India

The spectacular rise of Adani Group has helped to power India’s energy transition and provided a riposte to China’s Belt and Road project. But the recent stock rout in Adani shares highlights the economic risks of creating a domestic giant.

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India

Will Adani Group’s mounting losses rock India’s stock market?

India’s benchmark index fell to a three-month low as a slide in shares of conglomerate Adani group over fraud allegations clouds investors’ sentiment.

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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has seen stocks in his Adani Group fall after a short-seller report criticised the conglomerate. Photo: Bloomberg
India

Stock wipeout knocks Asia’s richest man Adani out of world’s top 10 wealthiest

Gautam Adani was the fourth richest person in the world last week, but is now 11th. And the losses in Indian markets have spilled over to his fellow billionaires.

Gautam Adani speaks at an event in Mumbai in November. Photo: AFP
India

India’s Adani hits back at Hindenburg report, says it made all disclosures

The conglomerate led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani said last week’s Hindenburg report - which sparked a US$48 billion rout in its stocks - was intended to enable the US-based short seller to book gains, without citing evidence.

London Metal Exchange

Chinese nickel giant Tsingshan said to have sufficient inventory for delivery

Tsingshan Holding Group, the world’s largest nickel producer, has said that it will be able to tackle a historic short squeeze after gathering sufficient nickel inventory for delivery, and with fresh lifelines from banks.

China economy

Chinese tycoon behind big nickel short facing losses worth billions of dollars

Xiang Guangda, who controls the world’s largest nickel producer, Tsingshan Holding Group, and is known as “Big Shot” in Chinese commodity circles, has closed out part of his company’s short position and is considering whether to exit the wager altogether, sources said.

Tsingshan Holding Group has been struggling to pay margin calls to its brokers, according to people familiar with the situation. Photo: qq.com
Stocks

Bearish bets on Chinese stocks surge amid antitrust, Huarong, CICC signals

The combined value of short bets on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges rose to the highest level since local brokerages were allowed to officially start securities lending and borrowing in 2010.

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A man wearing a protective mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building. Photo: Reuters
Drones

Drone maker EHang dismisses short-seller’s ‘deceptive’ fraud claims

EHang denies short seller Wolfpack’s fraud allegations amid efforts to start its commercial flying taxi operations.

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Stocks

GameStop stock mass buying could never happen in China. Here’s why

GameStop’s rally grabbed world market headlines for the manner in which swarms of Reddit users took on big short-sellers and hedge funds. Efforts to emulate that sort of drama in Asia have been isolated so far.

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