Chinese chip firms Hosin, Amicro rise in Hong Kong debuts

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HONG KONG, Nov 12 : Shares of Chinese chipmakers Hosin Electronics and Amicro Technology rose in their Hong Kong debut on Thursday after the companies raised a combined HK$1.78 billion ($227 million) in initial public offerings.

• Hosin opened at HK$72.80, down 0.04 per cent from its offer price of HK$72.83, and last traded at HK$72.90. Amicro opened at HK$13.62, up 37.6 per cent from its HK$9.90 offer price, and last traded at HK$16.81

• Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slipped 1.1 per cent, while the Hang Seng Tech Index was down 1.2 per cent

• Hosin, a developer of memory products including embedded storage, solid-state drives, DRAM and portable storage devices, plans to use most of the proceeds to develop memory products and controller chips and expand testing capabilities, with the remainder earmarked for working capital and general corporate purposes

• Amicro, which develops intelligent mobile robotics solutions, will use most proceeds to manufacture software, hardware and AI chips for robots, with the rest allotted to help expand sales, investments and its working capital

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