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Mon 07 Jul 2007Chinese IPOs 'gap' soars to $25bnCompanies that have listed on the mainland Chinese market have left almost $25 billion (€18.33 billion) "on the table" over the past year, underlining the yawning gap between the pricing of public offerings and frenzied investor demand.The findings come as bankers expect the deal flow to increase as Beijing pushes more companies to float so as to boost liquidity in the A-share market.