HKEX chief lures Saudi Aramco with the bait of Chinese demand

HKEX chief lures Saudi Aramco with the bait of Chinese demand

Attendees huddle around a laptop computer as they sit below a Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) sign, inside the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture during a tour of the project in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

A Hong Kong listing by Saudi Aramco would help the oil giant secure huge Chinese demand for its $100 bln share sale, said the head of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) on Wednesday, as the world’s leading stock exchanges pitch for the business.

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