Swire Pacific risks losing Hang Seng Index membership after 50 years

[HONG KONG] Five decades ago, Swire Pacific was a founding member of Hong Kong's benchmark stock index. Now the family-run company risks losing its membership as Chinese technology firms increase their sway in the city's equity market.

Swire Pacific's shares have taken a hammering as last year's protests and the coranavirus pandemic hurt both its airline business as well as retail and real estate operations. The stock has lost 43 per cent in 2020, the biggest decline among the Hang Seng Index's 50 constituents, reducing its market value to HK$58 billion . That's made it the least valuable member on the gauge.

Market capitalisation and turnover are among factors the compiler of the Hang Seng Index considers when reviewing membership. The results of the next review will be announced after the market closes on Friday. About US$30 billion in pension fund assets and exchange-traded funds track the index. "Swire Pacific is one of the stocks that are likely to be excluded from the HSI," said Kenny Wen, strategist with Everbright Sun Hung Kai."Even if the property market outlook turns stable, we don't see any signs of recovery for its aviation and marine businesses in the near term."

The company declined to comment to Bloomberg News. Swire Pacific slumped to a first-half net loss of HK$7.74 billion, mainly due to the impact of the pandemic on Cathay Pacific Airways and significant impairment charges, it said in an earnings statement released during Thursday's midday trading break.

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