Chinese food firms Jiajia Food Group Co Ltd and Yantai Shuangta Food Co Ltd have both suspended trading of their shares from today (7 July).
In separate announcements to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the companies said that trading of their shares would stop pending announcements. Further details of what the news might be were not disclosed and there is no suggestion that the decisions to halt trading could be linked.
In their separate regulatory filings, both companies said that there were "still uncertainties" but added that shares would stop trading in order to prevent share price volatility.
Jiajia Food Group is a Changsha-based seasonings group that manufactures soy sauce and other flavourings under the Jianjia brand.
Yantai Shuangta Food Co Ltd manufactures bean and pea protein products and vermicelli. The group is based in Zhaoyuan City.

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