ICBC shares open 9 pct higher in Shanghai trading debut
www.chinaview.cn 2006-10-27 13:09:45

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) may price its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong at about 1.7 times its net asset value per share, the official Shanghai Securities News said Tuesday.(File Photo)
Photo Gallery >>>

    BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Shares in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's biggest lender, opened 9 percent higher than its IPO price in its Shanghai trading debut, dealers said on Friday.

    It started trading at a price of 3.40 yuan RMB a share.

    ICBC exercised its so-called greenshoe option, raising the number of yuan-denominated A-shares issued on the Shanghai Stock Exchange to 14.95 billion, up from the original allotment of 13 billion.

    The bank, with its largest-ever IPO in the world, marks the first dual listing by a Chinese company simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

ICBC debuts in Hong Kong bourse

    HONG KONG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The H shares of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest commercial bank in China, started trading in the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday.

    ICBC's shares opened at 3.60 HK dollars, 17 percent higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price of 3.07 HK dollars, well meeting market expectations of a rise between 10 and 20 percent. Full Story

Market awaits ICBC debut

    BEIJING, Oct. 23 -- Shanghai equities may fluctuate with the key benchmark index moving around the 1,800-point level before the Friday trading debut of ICBC, which could push domestic stocks to multiyear highs.

    The Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks yuan-denominated A shares and hard-currency B shares, closed last week up 0.32 percent at 1,790.36. It has climbed 54.2 percent this year. Full Story

ICBC prices shares at upper limit, raising $19.1 bln

    BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's largest lender priced its shares at the upper limit of the range on Friday, raising 19.1 billion U.S. dollars in the world's largest initial public offering (IPO).

    The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) priced its H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at 3.07 HK dollars per share, the top of a 2.56-3.07 range, and its A shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange at 3.12 yuan per share, the top of a 2.6-3.12 range. Full Story

ICBC draws 420 bln HK dollars in share offer

    HONG KONG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest Chinese commercial bank, received 77 times of orders and froze 420 billion HK dollars (53.9 billion U.S. dollars) in its issue of initial public offering (IPO) ended Thursday in Hong Kong, sources said Friday.

    The ever largest IPO of Chinese banks started simultaneously on Monday in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the first time for a Chinese company issuing A and H shares at the same time. Full Story

ICBC share offer draws big response

    BEIJING, Oct.17 -- The world-record US$19.1 billion public offer by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was met with great enthusiasm by domestic and overseas investors yesterday.

    The bank, the largest by assets in China, began accepting subscriptions from institutional investors for shares to be listed in Shanghai and simultaneously launched an H-share public offering in Hong Kong. Full Story

ICBC starts consultations on pricing of massive IPO

    BEIJING, Sept. 28 -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's biggest lender, started consultations yesterday on the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO).

    The final pricing of the shares is likely to take place on Oct. 23, with trading starting in Shanghai and Hong Kong on Oct. 27, the bank said yesterday in an announcement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Full Story

ICBC's A-share IPO application approved

    BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Tuesday approved the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's (ICBC) proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its A shares.

    The ICBC is expected to issue a maximum of 13 billion shares, the largest issue by a Chinese company already listed in the Renminbi-denominated A-share market. Full Story

Editor: Lin Li
E-mail Us  
Related Stories
ICBC prices shares at upper limit, raising $19.1 bln
ICBC prices shares at 3.07 HK dollars
ICBC share offer draws big response
IPO of ICBC well received by domestic investors
ICBC starts consultations on pricing of massive IPO