** Shares of Chinese property developers rise following
report of regulators working on proposal to relax homebuying
curbs
** Chinese regulators are working on a proposal that
would allow mega cities such as Shanghai and Beijing to relax
restrictions for non-local buyers,
Bloomberg News reported
on Thursday
** Hong Kong shares of housing transaction platform operator
KE Holdings 2423.HK surge 5.7% to HK$40; top pct gainer in
Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI
** Its U.S.-listed shares BEKE.N jumped 8.4% on
Thursday
** Yuexiu Property 0123.HK adds 0.5%, China Overseas Land
0688.HK rises 2.3% and Longfor Group 0960.HK gains 3.9%
** Hopson Development 0754.HK climbs 0.6%, China
Resourcess Land 1109.HK rises 2.4%, China Vanke 2202.HK up
2.8%, Sunac 1918.HK jumps 4% and Midea Real Estate 3990.HK
soars 9%
** CSI 300 Real Index .CSI000952 rises 1.3%, Hang Seng
Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI jumps 2.5%, index tracking
properties and construction stocks .HSCIPC rises 1.9%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))