HK-listed CK Life Sciences shares fall on H1 profit slump

CK Life Sciences Intl (Holdings)

05/08/2020 03:27

** Shares in CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc
 0775.HK  slump as much as 8.7% to HK$0.94 
    ** Co says its first-half profit attributable to
shareholders declined 49% to HK$87.4 mln ($11.28 mln) from
HK$171.3 mln a year earlier  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2F51J1 
    ** Says financial contributions of its nutraceutical
business dropped significantly in the first half of 2020 due to
the coronavirus outbreak 
    ** As of previous close, stock rose 18.39% so far this year

($1 = 7.7500 Hong Kong dollars)  

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