U.S. exchanges still await return of Asian IPOs

Lack of major listings persists, while Hong Kong and Tokyo see year's largest offerings

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Electric-vehicle maker Zeekr was lone company from China or elsewhere in Asia to raise more than $100 million in a U.S. initial public offering this year, at $441 million in May. © Reuters

JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. stock exchanges are still waiting for the return of major Asian-company listings despite a pickup in the IPO market across Asia itself, with some of the region's largest initial public offerings in a year or more taking place last month.

In Japan, Tokyo Metro's $2.3 billion debut was the country's largest since 2018. Meanwhile, a rebounding Hong Kong stock exchange saw its two largest IPOs of the year the same week in October, with Horizon Robotics raising $696 million and China Resources Beverage raising $650 million.

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