SenseTime Shares Jump in Hong Kong Market Debut

2021/12/30

SenseTime(0020.HK) shares closed 7.3% above their IPO price Thursday, after rising as much as 23% after the Chinese artificial-intelligence leader completed a $744 million initial public offering that had been delayed by tensions between Washington and Beijing. Even SenseTime was put on U.S. restricted list, investors still buy the stock through American financier J.P. Morgan on the listing day.

港產獨角獸、人工智能公司商湯(0020.HK)在港掛牌，股價曾較招股價高兩成三，每手最多賺890港元（下同），收市價仍高招股價百分之七，市值過千億元。集團提到美國投資禁令生效後，有一年寬限期，並引述法律顧問指出，雖然子公司受制裁，但相關投資限制不適用於母公司，有投資者透過美資證券行摩根大通買入股份。