Hong Kong watchdog, exchange extend deadline for listing rules consultation

Hong Kong's securities regulator and its stock exchange said on Friday they would extend by two months, to November 18, a deadline to submit responses to a consultation on reforming the city's listing rules. "An extension will give all interested parties further time to file their submissions," the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) said in a statement. In June, the two bodies had proposed changes to Hong Kong's stock market listing regime that