Malaysian glove maker Top Glove Corp has slashed the amount it aims to raise from its planned Hong Kong listing for a second time to HKD3.68 billion ($473 million), less than a quarter of its initial target, it said in a resubmitted listing application.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, tracking the Nasdaq overnight, with gains led by chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron and other heavyweight technology stocks.
WCG Clinical Inc, a clinical trial solutions company backed by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, on Wednesday filed to withdraw its initial public offering, joining a list of companies that pulled the plug on their offerings in recent weeks.
Activity in China's services sector returned to growth in September as a major COVID-19 outbreak in the eastern province of Jiangsu receded, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, offering some support to a slowing economy.