India, Korea and Japan to see more IPOs while China stalls

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After the worst quarter in five years for Asia Pacific initial public offerings, a pick up in activity is expected from South Korea, India and Japan while Chinese deals are likely to remain sparse...

While IPOs returned to major venues in Europe and the US, the slowdown in Asia was mostly due to Beijings decision to ramp up scrutiny of domestic new share sales as it tries to boost confidence in its equities market..

Syngenta Group withdrew its long-delayed application for a $9 billion initial public offering in Shanghai last week, another blow to Chinas equity markets after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. scrapped the planned listing of its logistics arm...

A shareholder of telecom service provider Bharti Hexacom Ltd. is this week set to start selling shares in the company that may raise as much as 42.8 billion rupees ($513 million)..

In Japan, a 70% surge in shares of discount-store chain operator Trial Holdings Inc. since its listing on March 21 could boost sentiment for other newcomers as improving shareholder returns and corporate profits revive optimism in the local market..

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