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Like many recent IPOs in Hong Kong, Chinese telecommunication software provider AsiaInfo Technologies has also priced its listing at the bottom of the indicative range, raising HK$900m ($115m).

Hong Kong-listed natural gas distributor China Gas wrapped up the year with a Rmb1.3bn ($188m) Panda bond, once again raising double its original fundraising target.

Irico Group New Energy is moving ahead with a long-delayed H-share placement that was mooted back in July last year.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange and its counterparts in Shanghai and Shenzhen reached a consensus to include companies with dual-class shares on the southbound trading of Stock Connect.

Xinyi Energy Group is looking to make its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the end of next week, as it seeks up to HK$4.5bn ($582.3m) from its IPO.

Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services Group has pocketed HK$638.4m ($81.7m) after pricing its IPO below the mid-point of guidance, according to a source close to the deal.

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has kicked off bookbuilding for its potential HK$3.24bn ($414.4m) IPO.

Fosun Tourism Group, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, has raked in HK$3.34bn after sealing its IPO at the bottom of the indicative range.

Mainland firm China East Education Holdings is seeking the greenlight to launch an IPO in Hong Kong.

In this round-up, Trump was confident China would deliver on promises from G20 dinner, China signed several cooperation agreements in Panama and Argentina, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) planned to lift bans on trading stock-index futures to boost market activity.

WuXi AppTec priced its IPO at the mid-point of the range to raise HK$7.92bn ($1.01bn), despite the deal being oversubscribed at the upper end of guidance, according to a source close to the listing.