On October 22, PHARMARON fell 5.46% in Regular Trading, trading at HK$26.02, with turnover of HK$111 million.
The move came as the Life Sciences Tools & Services sector weakened broadly. Recent market coverage indicated that CXO names including WUXI BIO, WUXI XDC and WUXI APPTEC were also under pressure, while PHARMARON was described as falling with the sector after a short-lived rebound tied to easing concerns over its completed 1.00% block transfer.
Background context shows the company previously completed the transfer of 18.373 million A shares, or 1.00% of total share capital, at RMB38.89 per share for about RMB715 million, with the transferred shares locked up for six months. The company is also scheduled to review third-quarter results on October 27. Earlier relief from reduced overhang after the placement appears to have been overshadowed by renewed sector weakness.
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