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Life returned to the stock market yesterday when a surprise cut in US
interest rates sent shares around the globe soaring.
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The Hang Seng Index jumped 4.42 per cent, or 645.45 points, to 15,235.03 in
heavy trade after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rates by half a
percentage point.
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We are now seeing a slowdown in global market conditions in the
telecommunications sector.
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Merrill Lynch ¬üªL(50)
Goldman Sachs °ª²±(50)
underwriter of the placement °tªÑ¥]¾P°Ó(50)
five-year convertible bond issue ¤¦~¥i´«ªÑ¶Å¨é(50)
abitrage activities ®MÝu¬¡°Ê(50)
short-selling ªfªÅ(50)
The prospect of lingering political uncertainty is likely to hit the country's
financial markets anew.
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injected up to US$1.03 billion of his own funds into the
company ¨p¤Hª`¤J¤Q»õ¤T¤d¸U¬ü¤¸¨ì¤½¥q(50)
aimed at cutting debts ¬°¨D´î¶Å(50)
issuing new shares µo¦æ·sªÑ(50)
convertible bonds ¥i´«ªÑ¶Å¨é(50)
underwrite a US$530 million rights issue
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capital-raising exercise ¶°¸ê¬¡°Ê(50)
refinancing ¦A¿Ä¸ê(50)
deputy chairman Francis Yuen Tin-fan
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clear up uncertainties about our finances
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Investors have become increasingly sceptical about CyberWorks' ability to
service its debt.
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CyberWorks' share price has collapsed almost 60 per cent since it took over
Cable & Wireless HKT on August 17. It also had difficulty obtaining equity
financing.
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Under the terms of financing announced yesterday, CyberWorks will issue three
shares for every 100 existing shares to shareholders at HK$6.50 each, equivalent
to the counter's last closing price on Friday.
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Two warrants will be attached to each share with an exercise price of
HK$7.50.
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CyberWorks said it aimed to raise US$530 million through the rights
issue.
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will underwrite the unsubscribed rights issue
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issue five-year convertibles worth US$1.1 billion
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The notes will carry a coupon rate of between 3 per cent and 3.5 per cent and a
conversion price set in a range of 21 per cent to 26 per cent to CyberWorks'
closing price.
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increasing his stake in CyberWorks ¼W«ù¹q¬Õ(50)
exercising the convertibles ¦æ¨Ï¥i´«ªÑ¶Å¨é(50)
take up all the rights issue ¶R¤U©Ò¦³¨ÑªÑªÑ¥÷(50)
cashed in US$487 million ®M²{¥|¦Ê¤K¤Q¤C»õ¬ü¤¸(50)
debt payback ability Áٶůà¤O(50)
incurred a net loss of HK$907.2 million
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declared a final dividend of 10 HK cents ¬£µo¥½´Á®§¤@¨¤(50)
has passed the most difficult period and could see a turnaround this
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would change his recommendation to buy from sell
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being over-diversified ·~°È¹LÂø(50)
having a high debt level t¶Å°ª(50)
continue to realise more cash from the sale of assets to reduce its debt
burden Ä~Äò¥X°â¶µ¥Ø¨Ó®M²{´î¶Å(50)
ease apprehensions about its outlook
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realised almost HK$6 billion through the sale of Grand Milleninium
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The group will sell more properties in the near future.
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fixed-line telephone business ©Tºô¹q°T·~°È(50)
was in no rush to sell its telecoms assets
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has HK$6 billion in cash on hand «ù¦³²{ª÷¤»¤Q»õ¤¸(50)
amortisation ¤À´ÁÀvÁٶŰÈ(50)
The chaos wreaked havoc on Taiwan's financial markets yesterday. The Taiwan
Stock Exchange weighted index closed down 2.5 per cent on the lowest turnover of
the year.
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Stocks suffered their biggest fall since April yesterday.
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are moving out of stocks into cash ªf°âªÑ²¼®M²{(50)
If the US economy enters a recession it may derail the economic recovery in the
Asian region.
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dampen sentiment in markets around the world
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withdraw their funds ¼»¨«¸êª÷(50)
CyberWorks and fellow sufferer China Mobile made up 321 of the points
lost.
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Shares dipped to $8.95 before recovering slightly to $9.05.
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offering in a government-owned utility
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One billion shares, accounting for 20 per cent of the corporation's equity, will
go on sale at between $8 and $9.38, with the aim of raising $8 billion to $9.38
billion.
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We are confident the MTRC issue will go well.
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highly indebted Pacific Century CyberWorks
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issue pricing ©ÛªÑ©w»ù(50)
loyalty bonus shares ªø´Á«ù¦³ªÑ²¼Àò¬£ªº¬õªÑ(50)
lukewarm ¤ÏÀ³§N²H(50)
More than 520,000 applications for shares in the MTR Corporation were returned
by the midday deadline yesterday.
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The MTRC shares will be priced on Sunday and start trading on October
5.
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apply for shares in Tom.com ¥Ó½Ð»{ÁÊTom.comªÑ²¼(50)
Tom.com chief executive Sing Wang Tom.com¦æ¬FÁ`µô¤ýØ`(50)
at the height of the frenzy over Internet stocks
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was 669 times over-subscribed
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Tom.com debuted on the market at $7.75, more than four times its offer
price. Tom.com¤W¥«²Ä¤@¤f»ù¬°7.75¤¸¡A¸û©ÛªÑ»ù°ª¥X¥|¿¦h¡C(50)
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The fallout has delayed plans for at least one technology
listing.
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have sunk to a three-month low
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closing below their listing prices ¦¬¥«»ù§C©ó©ÛªÑ»ù(50)
are still excessively priced ¡]ªÑ»ù¡^¨ÌµM¹L°ª(50)
Even with the sharp correction, there is plenty of downside for Internet
stocks.
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"old economy" stocks ¸gÀÙªÑ(50)
beaten-down stocks ¸¨«áªÑ(50)
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scramble to offload shares ª§¬Û©ß°âªÑ²¼(50)
Analysts forecast panic selling could push the Hang Seng Index below 15,500
points.
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Friday saw record-breaking point drops on the three US indices, with the Dow
Jones Industrial Average down 617.78 points, or 5.66 per cent, to 10,305.77, as
financial stocks lost all their recent gains.
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The Hang Seng Index suffered its second-largest points fall yesterday as stock
markets plunged across Asia.
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began clawing back some of their losses ¶}©l¤Ï¼u(50)
European markets were down an average of three per cent.
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China Telecom saw $126.78 billion sliced off its market value as its shares
plunged 15.22 per cent to $51.50. ¤¤°ê¹q«H¤j¶^¦Ê¤À¤§15.22¡A³ø51¤¸5¨¤¡A¥«È´î¤Ö¤F1267.8»õ¤¸¡C(50)
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maximise shareholders' interests
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Superman Junior ¤p¶W¤H¡B¤p¤p¶W(50)
Sunevision ·s·Nºô(50)
small investors ¤p§ë¸êªÌ(50)
launched its retail offer ¶}©l¤½¶}©ÛªÑ(50)
Sunevision, the new technology arm of Sun Hung Kai Properties, capped the
initial offers at $10.38 a share, substantially higher than Tom.com's, which was
initially priced at $1.78 and closed at $12 yesterday.
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The lowest order for Sunevision is 500 shares at $5,242, including broker
fees.
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deposit applications ¥æ¥Ó½Ðªí(50)
a record single-day point fall and the biggest percentage drop in 10
years
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Softbank ³n®w(50)
Hikari Tsushin president Yasumitsu Shigeta
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massively oversubscribed ¶WÃB»{Áʫܦh¿(50)
Mainland-related shares also traded negatively.
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Topping turnover was CyberWorks, with $1.65 billion in shares changing hands,
followed by $1.58 billion for Hutchison Whampoa.
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followed the crowd ¤H¶R§Ú¤S¶R(50)
announced a one-for-10 share bonus issue «Å¥¬¤Q°e¤@¬õªÑ(50)
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the New York Stock Exchange ¯Ã¬ùÃÒ¨é¥æ©ö©Ò(50)
Hong Kong stocks rose to a record high yesterday, driven by a surge in Cable
& Wireless HKT shares on the possibility of a merger with Richard Li
Tzar-kai's Pacific Century Cyberworks.
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The impact of the general's dismissal on markets was swift.
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Hundreds of thousands of people queued outside banks yesterday hoping to cash
in on the Internet mania generated by the offer of shares in Li Ka Shing's
Tom.com venture. §õ¹Å¸ÛºX¤UªºTom.com¬Q¤é¤½¶}©ÛªÑ¡A¦b¤@¤ùºôªÑ¼ö¼é¤U¡A¼Æ¥H¤Q¸Upªº¥«¥Á¦b»È¦æ¦Pªù¥~¤j±ÆªøÀs¡A´÷±æ¤À¤@ªMü¡C(50)
It was estimated the shares would be 1,500 times
oversubscribed.
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At one point in Mongkok, a queue of 50,000 snaked along Argyle Street, Shanghai
Street, Waterloo Road and Portland Street.
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offered 10 per cent of 428 million shares to the public at $1.78
each
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It plans to raise $760 million by listing on the Growth Enterprise
Market. ¡]Tom.com¡^p¹º¦b³Ð·~ªO¤W¥«¡A¶°¸ê¤C»õ¤»¤d¸U¤¸¡C(50)
prospectus »¡©ú®Ñ(50)
The red-chip bubble ultimately burst, with most now trading at below their issue
prices.
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Most of the interest in Tom.com is generated by the fact that it is 57 per
cent-owned by Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Hutchison Whampao, which are chaired by
Mr. Li. ¤j³¡¤À¤H»{ÁÊTom.comªºì¦]¬O¡A§õ¹Å¸Û¥ô¥D®uªºªø¹ê©M©M¶À¡A«ù¦³Tom.comªÑÅv¦Ê¤À¤§¤¤Q¤C¡C(50)
averted the chaos ¹w¨¾²V¶Ã±¡ªpµo¥Í(50)
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HKT shares were suspended after having traded for just two minutes
yesterday. »´ä¹q°T¬Q¤é¶}¥««á¨â¤ÀÄÁ´N°±µP¡C(50)
CyberWorks shares had been due to resume trading yesterday but remained
suspended. ¬Õ°Êì©w¬Q¤é´_µP¡A¦ý«oÄ~Äò°±µP¡C(50)
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The transaction is likely to have major repercussions for both industries and
Time Warner stocks soared on the announcement.
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has a market value of about US$164 billion
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Time Warner shareholders will receive 1.5 shares of the new company for each of
their shares. ¨CªÑ®É¥NµØ¯Ç¥i´«1.5ªÑ·sªÑ¡C(50)
closing price ¦¬¥«»ù(50)
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