** Shares of Chinese property developer Country Garden
2007.HK surge 15.3% to HK$0.98, highest since Sept. 26, their
third straight session of gains
** Stock set to mark biggest one-day pct rise since Sept. 6,
if gains hold; fourth biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng Composite
Index on properties and construction stocks .HSCIPC
** China has placed Country Garden on a draft list of 50
developers eligible for a range of financing support, Bloomberg
reported on Wednesday. Other distressed developers, such as
Sino-Ocean Group 3377.HK , CIFI 0884.HK are also on the list
** Stock of Sino-Ocean jumps 20%, CIFI soars 33.3%, Longfor
0960.HK up 7.9%
** Meanwhile, Shenzhen adjusts the minimum down payment
ratio for personal housing loans for second homes to 40%
effective Nov. 23 to lower the financial threshold for residents
to buy second homes, Securities Times reported on Wednesday
** In China, CSI 300 Real Estate Index .CSI000952 jumps
3.3%
** In Hong Kong, Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index
.HSMPI surges 3%, Hang Seng Composite Index on properties and
construction stocks .HSCIPC climbs 0.9%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))