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title: "Tianqi Lithium falls over 8% as lithium carbonate prices drop"
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description: "Tianqi Lithium (9696.HK) fell over 8% in Hong Kong trading to HKD 36.36 amid falling lithium carbonate futures below RMB 160,000."
datetime: "2026-07-08T07:50:19.000Z"
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# Tianqi Lithium falls over 8% as lithium carbonate prices drop

Tianqi Lithium (9696.HK) **tumbled** over **8%** during regular trading to **HKD 36.36**.

The decline comes as lithium carbonate futures on the mainland have fallen for consecutive days, breaking below the **RMB 160,000** threshold. Everbright Futures noted that while destocking is accelerating in the short term, supply increases pose a risk in the medium term.

Additionally, Tianqi Lithium announced that its debt financing instruments were accepted for registration by the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors, with a registered amount of **RMB 6 billion**.

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