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China Evergrande inched closer on Friday to the potential default that investors fear as an interest deadline expired without any announcement from the property giant
The company has run short of cash to fund its $305 billion in debts and markets are worried that a collapse could pose systemic risks to China's financial system and reverberate around the world
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The sentiment remained robust in the broader markets too as the BSE Midcap touched new high in intra-day session and ended 1.31 per cent higher
Evergrande's shares surged 23% on Thursday after a unit said on Wednesday, when the Hong Kong market was closed for a holiday, that it had "resolved" a coupon payment on an onshore bond.
Hui Ka Yan said the company was striving to ensure quality delivery of properties and stressed the importance to resume construction on developments where building had been halted
The Chinese government, meanwhile, kept investors guessing about whether it might intervene.
In a Shenzhen exchange filing, Hengda Real Estate Group Co Ltd said the company would make a coupon payment on its Shenzhen-traded 5.8% September 2025 bond on time on Thursday
The news also helped the risk-sensitive Australian dollar, though anticipation that the Federal Reserve may move a step closer to tapering later on Wednesday kept a lid on gains and the mood
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Only 10 stocks from the Nifty basket closed in the red
Tax rises grabbed headlines recently when Britain upped taxes on workers and employers, potentially raising 12 billion pounds a year.
Elon Musk led the declines as his world-leading net worth fell $7.2 billion to $198 billion; Jeff Bezos lost $5.6 billion.
Selling pressure persisted in early trade in Asia ahead of a major test for Evergrande this week, which is due to pay $83.5 million in interest relating to its March 2022 bond on Thursday
The resulting market turbulence may add pressure on Chinese leaders to tap the brakes on policy tightening, or at least take steps to limit the fallout
Chairman Hui Ka Yuan said Evergrande will deliver property projects as pledged, fulfil responsibilities to property buyers, investors, partners and financial institutions
The Sensex plunged 525 points while the Nifty finished below the 17,400-mark on Monday, reflecting the sombre mood in global markets ahead of a flurry of central bank meetings which are expected to provide cues on the imminent tapering of massive stimulus measures. A sharp drop in the rupee added to the woes, traders said, adding that worries over the fate of Chinese real estate major Evergrande and its impact on the world's second largest economy pulled down global commodity prices. Sliding for the second consecutive session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 524.96 points or 0.89 per cent lower at 58,490.93. The broader NSE Nifty tumbled 188.25 points or 1.07 per cent to close close at 17,396.90. Tata Steel was the top loser on the Sensex chart, crashing 9.53 per cent, followed by SBI, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Dr Reddy's, M&M and UltraTech Cement. The HDFC twins and Tata Steel accounted for over half of the benchmark's losses. In contrast, HUL, Bajaj Finserv, ITC, HCL Tech, Nestle ...
Only six of 30 Sensex stocks ended in the green, mainly from the FMCG and financial space