** Shares of Chinese investment group Tian Tu Capital Co Ltd
1973.HK trading as low as HK$4.49 per share in Hong Kong
debut, 30.9% below its IPO price
** Stock last traded at HK$4.99, still down 23.2% from IPO
price of HK$6.50 apiece; benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI up
1.5%
** Private equity investment and fund management group sold
173.3 mln shares in IPO, raising HK$1.13 bln ($144.29 mln)
** Brokers say risk appetite for IPO is generally weak
especially when market is still haunted by high interest rate
environment and uncertain macro outlook
** Hang Seng Composite Index tracking financials stocks
.HSCIF surges 1.8% and Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI adds
1.5%
($1 = 7.8312 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))