HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 19Jun2013

Plenty of company news this morning. Mengniu offers US$1.6bio for Yashili! Lenovo unveils new thinkpad. China Merchant expects 10% throughput growth and Chow Tai Fook misses earnings. Here’s what you need to know before the open.

1. Mengniu Offers (2319) $1.6 Billion to Buy Yashili (1230)

2. China Merchants (0144) expects throughput growth rate of 10% in 2013

3. Sing Tao News Corporation (1105) ends Metro acquisition talks

4. Lenovo (992) unveils 15-inch ThinkPad S531 Ultrabook

5. CHOW TAI FOOK (1929) MISSES EARNINGS

6. Hong Kong Expands Benchmark Rate-Manipulation Probe

7. Hong Kong’s jobless rate falls to 3.4 pct in March to May

8. HK demand for smartphones, laptops and tablets surges