Alphamab Oncology leads slide in HK pharma stocks on Trump's plan to trim medicine prices

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12/05/2025 08:42

** Shares of Alphamab Oncology 9966.HK drop 14.4% to HK$6.28, their lowest point since April 11, and leading slide in Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical stocks

** Hang Seng Hong Kong-listed Biotech Index .HSHKBIO down as much as 4.3% before trimming loss and is down 2.5% in late trade

** U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would sign an executive order to cut prescription prices to the level paid by other high-income countries, an amount he put at 30% to 80% less

** Hong Kong-listed shares of Beigene 6160.HK and Hansoh Pharmaceutical 3692.HK drop 8.1% and 7.4%, respectively

** Shares of Genscript Bio 1548.HK, CSPC Pharma 1093.HK, Akeso 9926.HK, Innovent Bio 1801.HK and 3SBIO 1530.HK fall between 2.8% and 6.5%

 (Reporting by Donny Kwok)

 ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))