China's Xiaomi posts $1 billion first-quarter loss ahead of blockbuster IPO

Reuters  |  HONG KONG 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese maker recorded a first-quarter net loss of 7 billion yuan ($1.09 billion) ahead of its blockbuster initial public offering, according to a filing.

That compares with a net loss of 43.89 billion yuan for the whole of 2017, according to its draft prospectus for what is expected to be the first Chinese depository receipts (CDR) offering.

(Reporting by Sijia Jiang; Editing by and Edwina Gibbs)

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First Published: Mon, June 11 2018. 11:15 IST