AIA up after share buyback; Tencent, Li Ning, WuXi Bio climb

Li Ning

20/12/2023 05:03

** Shares of AIA Group  1299.HK  rise 2.7% to HK$68.25,
highest since Nov. 30, on course to snap two consecutive
sessions of decline
    ** Stock is second biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng Finance
Index  .HSNF  
    ** AIA bought back 2.02 mln shares for HK$134.3 mln ($17.21
mln) on Dec. 19 - HKEx filing 
    ** Meanwhile, Tencent  0700.HK  repurchased 1.29 mln shares
for HK$401.1 mln on Dec 19; Li Ning  2331.HK  bought back 5.01
mln shares for HK$94.5 mln and WuXi Biologics  2269.HK  also
repurchased 1.37 mln shares for HK$38.7 mln, among others - HKEx
filing
    ** Shares of Tencent climb 1.5%, Li Ning adds 2.1% and WuXi
Biologics up 1.9%
    ** Hang Seng Finance Index  .HSNF  gains 0.8%, Hang Seng
Tech Index  .HSTECH  rises 1.1%, Hang Seng Index  .HSI  adds 1%
    


($1 = 7.8039 Hong Kong dollars)

 (Reporting by Donny Kwok)
 ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))