HONG KONG: The sizzling start to the year for Chinese company dollar bond sales risks fading as the coronavirus epidemic darkens investor mood.
Bond offerings have totaled about $27 billion so far this month, the busiest pace in January ever even before the Lunar New Year holiday, which is now extended to Feb. 2 in the mainland. With risks building up amid a rout in credit markets, Aberdeen Standard Investments sees issuance waning.
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