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IPOs: Baozun Seesaws, Huatai Flies, eHi Cruises

Bottom line: The strong reception for Huaitai Securities’ Hong Kong IPO reflects growing international investor appetite for Chinese stocks, which could help to lift shares of New York-traded Chinese companies like newly listed Baozun and eHi.

Baozun turns in choppy IPO

A flurry of IPO news is reflecting the growing attraction of listing closer to home for Chinese firms, whose New York-traded shares have languished these days due to lack of familiarity by local investors. Two new US-based listings have performed reasonably well but not spectacularly, led by modest gains for newly listed shares of web design services firm Baozun (Nasdaq: BZUN) in their trading debut. At the same time, recently listed rental car company eHi (NYSE: EHIC) raised a modest amount of money in a secondary offering, again reflecting tepid investor interest in its story.

While those 2 listings got so-so receptions, the response was far stronger for Huatai Securities, China’s fourth largest brokerage, whose shares priced at the top of their range as Hong Kong investors scrambled to buy into the mainland’s ongoing stock market boom. Read Full Post…