NYSE Scraps Plans to Delist Chinese Telecom Stocks
Shares of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom climb in Hong Kong
The New York Stock Exchange reversed its decision to delist China’s three largest telecommunications companies, after consulting with regulatory authorities about a recent U.S. investment ban.
In a statement released late Monday in New York, the Big Board said “it no longer intends to move forward with the delisting action” on China Mobile Ltd. CHL -5.89% , China Telecom Corp. CHA -5.48% and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. CHU -3.17%
The Hong Kong-listed shares of the three telecom majors surged on the news. Shares of China Mobile, which is among the most valuable of China’s listed state-owned enterprises, rose as much as 7.5% in late morning trade on Tuesday, while China Telecom and China Unicom jumped 8.1% and 11%, respectively.
NYSE’s earlier plan to delist the companies followed a U.S. government order, signed by President Trump in November, that prohibits Americans from investing in a list of companies the U.S. government says supply and support China’s military, intelligence and security services.
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