** U.S.-listed shares of department store Miniso Group
MNSO.K fall 2% to $20.34 premarket
** Co's board of directors says it is not aware of any
reason behind the recent "unusual fluctuation" in the price and
trading volume movements of the ordinary shares
** Says the business is running "normally and smoothly"
** The announcement comes a day after Miniso ADRs dropped
14% on no apparent reason
** HK-listed shares fell as much 26% on Tuesday before
ending the session 14% lower in its third consecutive day of
losses and busiest trading session on record
** Co also says CFO and general manager plan to buy some
shares in the open market in the coming month
** HK shares have lost a quarter of their value in the past
three sessions alone, bringing their YTD gains down to 90.4%
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))