WLS Holdings Limited provided group earnings guidance for the six months ended October 31, 2017. The board of directors of the company announced that it is expected that the Group will record a loss for the six months ended October 31, 2017 as compared to a profit for the six months ended October 31, 2016. The Board believes that such loss is mainly attributable to the fair value loss on the Group' s financial assets at fair value through profit or loss of approximately HKD 62.7 million compared to loss of approximately HKD 9.5 million a year ago; and the realised loss of one of the available-for-sale investments of approximately HKD 19.8 million compared to nil a year ago, incurred, during the six months ended October 31, 2017.