Dow Jones Newswires: Chinese spirit maker ZJLD slides in Hong Kong debut

United States

By Bingyan Wang

KKR & Co.-backed ZJLD Group Inc. got off to a rocky start in its trading debut in Hong Kong, with shares falling as much as 17% in the first listing by a Chinese spirit maker outside mainland China.

Shares of ZJLD dropped to 9.00 Hong Kong dollars in early trading Thursday before recovering slightly to HK$ 9.10 by midmorning….