** Shares of Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co.,
Ltd 1858.HK jump as much as 18.7% to HK$23, their highest
since listing in March 2015, after the implantable orthopaedic
medical devices said it expects robust growth in H1
** Stock ranks the sixth-biggest percentage gainer in
afternoon trade
** The Beijing-based firm expects H1 profit to jump more
than 70% year on-year with operating revenue up more than 50%
amid investment in the research and development, product quality
and technology innovation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN24Y17O
** Interim results are due to release by end of August
** As of Friday's close, stock up 85% so far this year
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC
falls 2.9%
** The Hang Seng China enterprises index .HSCE eases 2.5%,
and the Hong Kong benchmark index .HSI slides 2.7%
(Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)