HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of embattled China Evergrande rose around 2% on Wednesday ahead of a deadline for an interest payment to offshore bondholders that gives the property developer its next test in public markets.
Evergrande missed a bond interest payment last week and has another coupon payment of $47.5 million due on Wednesday.
Shares of the company rose in early trade to HK$2.71.
(Reporting By Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
