0852 GMT - Prosus and Ubisoft Entertainment shares fall after China released draft regulations for the online-game industry that included restrictions on incentives to play or spend more online. If implemented, the rule would lead to a reduction in player monetization, hitting revenue and profit margins for companies such as Tencent and Netease, Equita SIM analyst Gianmarco Bonacina says in a research note. The European companies' stock falls follow a selloff in Chinese game stocks in Asian trading, with gaming giant Tencent Holdings closing down 12% and Netease dropping 25%. Shares of Prosus--a Dutch tech investor that is major shareholder in Tencent--trade 15% lower, while France's Ubisoft sheds 7.6%, placing them among the biggest fallers in the pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index. (adria.calatayud@dowjones.com)
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December 22, 2023 03:57 ET (08:57 GMT)
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