BUZZ — Property group Longfor hits all — time low as contracted sales drop

* Shares of Longfor Group Holdings slip 3.5% to HK$4.955, their lowest since debut in November 2009 and declining for a second straight session * Chinese property developer and investor said its September 2026 contracted sales amounted to 2.30 billion yuan ($343.52 million) * That compared to contracted sales of 5.01 billion yuan in September 2025 * YTD, stock down 40.2%, benchmark Hang Seng Index down 5.7% ($1 = 6.6954 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Donny Kwok) ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com)