** Shares of Chinese fintech AMTD Digital Inc HKD.N last
up 115.6% at $388.00 after multiple trading halts on Fri
** Shares hit session high of $467.16, up ~510% from Weds
close of $76.69
** HKD is #1 trending stock on retail investor focused
social media forum Stocktwits.com, with message volume up ~120%
** Shares closed at $16.21 on Jul 15 in their U.S. debut
after 16 mln ADS IPO priced at $7.80 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YZ1HF
** Hong Kong-based firm was spun out of NYSE-listed AMTD
Idea Group AMTD.N , which remains controlling shareholder with
~99% voting power
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-332-219-1430))