Shares of China Evergrande’s EV Unit Rise After $347 Million Share Sale Plan

Shares of China Evergrande’s EV Unit Rise After $347 Million Share Sale Plan
A view of the electric vehicle (EV) factory of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group in Tianjin, China, on Oct. 20, 2021. Yilei Sun/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. rose 11.1 percent to $0.50 on Monday, after the company said it planned to raise around $347 million in a share placement.

Embattled property developer China Evergrande’s electric vehicle (EV) unit said on Friday it would issue about 900 million shares, or 8.3 percent of the enlarged capital, at about $0.39 apiece through a top-up placement.