CATL’s shares [SHE: 300750; HKG: 3750] both fell more than 8% both in Shenzhen and Hong Kong as of 9.55 a.m. today, after the Chinese battery giant’s third-quarter earnings missed analyst expectations. Net profit rose 15% to CNY21.3 billion (USD3.2 billion) and revenue climbed 59% to CNY165.2 billion (USD24.7 billion) from a year earlier.