Sino Medical Sciences Technology (SHA:688108) applied to list H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to a Thursday filing with the Shanghai bourse.
The listing remains subject to approvals from Chinese and Hong Kong regulators, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Shares of the medical device manufacturer rose 2% in recent trade.
Sandon Capital Investments (ASX:SNC) completed a bookbuild process for a proposed debt placement, allocating AU$9 million of notes at a fixed price of AU$100 each on a firm basis to sophisticated and professional investors, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.The placement is conditional on shareholder approval of a proposal to restructure the terms of existing unsecured notes due for redemption on July 10.Proceeds from the placement will be used to fund the potential redemptions of existing notes, for working capital purposes, and for additional investments by Sandon Capital.The company's shares gained 1% in recent Friday trade.
Non-energy minerals stocks gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising 2% at midday Friday.Santana Minerals (NZE:SMI, ASX:SMI) saw the sharpest increase in the sector, gaining more than 10% in recent trade.Meanwhile, the consumer non-durables sector declined by more than 1%.a2 Milk Company (NZE:ATM, ASX:A2M) was down nearly 3% in recent trade.
Technology company String Metaverse's (BOM:534535) chairman, Ghanshyam Dass, resigned from the board of directors, with effect from May 28, according to a filing to the BSE on Friday.Dass cited personal reasons for his resignation.