** Shares of Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd 0868.HK fall 8.8% to
HK$19.88, their biggest daily percentage decline since Dec 20
** Stock hit the lowest since Jan 19; the second-biggest
percentage decliner in the benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI
** Citi maintains "buy" rating on the stock, but lowers TP
to HK$33.8 from HK$41.3, saying its 2022/23/24E net profit
estimates are trimmed by 6% amid weaker outlook on float glass
average sales price given the recent China property market
developments
** Jefferies downgrades the Chinese glass maker to
"underperform" from "hold" and cuts TP to HK$17.12 from HK$21.10
as cyclical headwind on property continues to kick in with
restocking of float glass inventories would extend, pressuring
the prices for both float/raw glass
** Daiwa reiterates "buy" on the stock, but trims TP to
HK$31 from HK$32 on expecting demand for float glass to weaken
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC eases 0.3%,
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE slips 1.1%, and Hang
Seng Index .HSI falls 1.2%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))