Hisense Group Holdings Co. is considering options for its consumer electronics and home appliances units, including a possible merger, people familiar with the situation said.
One plan could involve Shanghai-listed Hisense Visual Technology Co.buying dual-listed Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.
Hisense Visual’s shares rose as much as 4.5% Wednesday afternoon, taking a rally this year to 33% and giving the company a market value of nearly 35 billion yuan ($4.9 billion). Hisense Home Appliances jumped as much as 4.2% in Shenzhen and 7.6% ...
