MECH-MIND ROBOT (09615.HK) opened at its HK$101.7 listing price on debut, after gray market trading closed 1.1 percent lower at HK$100.6. The stock traded 2.67 million shares at market open and was last quoted down 3.099 percent from the offer price.
The robotics firm's shares began trading at exactly the HK$101.7 offer price on the Hong Kong exchange, matching the listing price after a gray market session that had closed at a discount.
MECH-MIND ROBOT (09615.HK) was last quoted down HK$2.45, or 3.099 percent, from the offer price in early trading, according to exchange data. Volume reached 2.67 million shares at the market open. HK stock quotes are delayed by at least 15 minutes.
Gray market trading settled at HK$100.6 yesterday, a discount of 1.1 percent to the HK$101.7 offer price. The stock opened at its listing price this morning before slipping into negative territory, extending the softness seen in the pre-listing session.
The early decline puts the stock below both its offer price and gray market close, pointing to cautious demand from secondary market investors on the first day of trading. The flat open followed by a slide suggests the gray market's conservative pricing may have anticipated the direction of the debut session.
The stock's first-day performance will be closely watched as a gauge of investor appetite for robotics listings on the Hong Kong exchange. Whether the shares stabilize above or below the offer price in the coming sessions will signal the strength of demand for the company's equity.
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