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Asia bulletin: Macau travel ban fuels share price tumble

Following news of shares dropping 10% on average in Macau, which details HK$35bn ($4.4bn) lost in terms of market capitalisation across the six Macau casino concessionaires between Friday and Monday, stocks have further tumbled this Tuesday. 

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HXEX figures detail specific market cap losses for each of Macau’s six concessionaires, with SJM Holdings down some 19% on Monday’s figures, slumping to a close of HK$2.90, down from HK$3.60 yesterday.  

Things have worsened for Wynn Macau, too, which is down a further 27% following a 13% market capital loss reported on Monday; the most significant blow for any of Macau's concessionaires.  

MGM China is also down some 20% from Monday, and Sands China 23%. Melco International Development has also been hit hard with losses of 25%.  

In truth, market losses are leaving none of Macau’s concessionaires unaffected. However, Galaxy Entertainment is the least affected by the market pinch, being 15% down from Monday's figures.

This is the second crash in as many weeks for Macau and comes following a travel ban implemented on local regions in the Guangdong province. 

Alongside Macau’s travel ban on incoming tourists, China as a whole has some 51 million people in lockdown.

The impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine cannot be ignored either, as this has had a detrimental effect on stocks worldwide.

The amalgamation of these factors, particularly the negative impact of Covid-19, is what is driving the market downturn in what was once the most lucrative region for casino operators worldwide.


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