China Evergrande Shares Fall After Report Of Missed Coupon Payment

China Evergrande Shares Fall After Report Of Missed Coupon Payment

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of China Evergrande Group fell 9% in opening trades in Asia after a report that it did not pay offshore coupons worth $255 million due on Tuesday.

Bloomberg News said the due date passed with no sign of payment by the embattled property developer. The payments have a 30-day grace period.

(Reporting by Clare Jim; editing by Richard Pullin)