HK-listed Hygeia Healthcare falls on report of sell-down from major shareholder

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co

04/06/2021 03:13

** Shares of Chinese hospital operator and radiotherapy
equipment maker  6078.HK  fall 4.1% to HK$83.50, biggest
intraday pct decline since April 12
    ** Stock hits lowest since May 31 and set for third straight
session of losses; most-actively traded shares by turnover 
    ** Warburg Pincus, one of Hygeia's major shareholders,
raises HK$1.66 bln ($213 mln) from a sell-down of the health
firm's stock - Refinitiv publication IFR report  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nIfp2B0sn0   
    ** Warburg sold 20 mln secondary shares, or 3.2% of the
share capital, at HK$82.78 per share
    ** Final price represents a 5% discount to Thursday's close,
    ** Hong Kong's healthcare index  .HSCIH  slips 0.7%
    ** The Hang Seng China enterprises index  .HSCE  eases 0.3%,
and the benchmark index  .HSI  slides 0.4%
    ** As of last close, stock of the Shanghai-based firm soared
78.5% this year

 (Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)