TSMC-linked China auto chip maker plunges over 30% in Hong Kong IPO

Black Sesame International's weak debut clouds city's tech stock strategy

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Shan Jizhang, a founder, chairman and CEO of Black Sesame International, second from the right, stands next to Hong Kong Exchange CEO Bonnie Chan at the listing ceremony on Aug. 8. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)

KENJI KAWASE and PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- Black Sesame International, an automotive chip maker from China that fully relies on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) for its production, made a dismal debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Thursday, plunging below its initial public offering price.

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