Singapore gaming firm Razer rises 18% in Hong Kong debut

Singapore gaming firm Razer rises 18% in Hong Kong debut

Min-Liang Tan, founder and CEO, Razer. Photo: Razer's Facebook page

Shares in Razer Inc, backed by Intel Corp and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, surged 18 percent in their Hong Kong stock market debut on Monday, amid growing retail demand for new technology stocks in the Asian financial hub.

Razer said last week it raised about HK$3.9 billion ($500 million), excluding underwriting and other expenses, after pricing the IPO of 1.063 billion primary shares near top of the HK$2.93-HK$4.00 range.

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