** Shares of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International
0656.HK jump as much as 9.6% to HK$5, the biggest daily pct
rise since March 17 if gains hold
** Stock is the biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng Composite
Index on conglomerates .HSCIC and fourth biggest pct gainer in
Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI
** Fosun International said on Wednesday that media reports
saying Chinese regulators have told the country's biggest banks
to start a round of checks on their financial exposure to the
Chinese conglomerate were false and it had sought confirmation
from regulators through multiple channels urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N30L04M
** Meanwhile, Fosun International says https://www.fosun.com/content/details74_7034.html
on its website that its vice president had met officials from
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
(SASAC) in Beijing, discussing on their long cooperation in
medicine and health, consumption, technology and finance, and to
strengthen cooperation in future
** The Hang Seng Composite Index on conglomerates .HSCIC
and the Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI both climb 0.3%, while
the Hang Seng Index .HSI gains 0.4%
** As of last close, stock of Fosun International had
dropped 45.8% this year
(Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))