Samsonite at 6-mth peak on report of considering going private after takeover interest

Samsonite SA

27/02/2024 04:00

** Shares of luggage manufacturer and distributor Samsonite
International SA  1910.HK  jump 18.3% to HK$27.50, highest since
Aug. 28
    ** Stock on track for the biggest one-day pct rise since
March 2022, if gains hold; third biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng
Composite Index  .HSCI  
    ** Samsonite is considering options, including going
private, after receiving takeover interest from suitors
including buyout firms, Bloomberg News reported 
    ** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index  .HSNC  slips 0.3%, 
while Hang Seng Composite Index  .HSCI  and Hang Seng Index
 .HSI  both ease 0.5% 
    ** Stock up 4.9% YTD 

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