** Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) batteries
developer and producer CALB Group Co Ltd 3931.HK jump as much
as 8.9% to HK$20.15, their highest since March 7
** Jiangsu-based CALB Group says its 2022 net profit jumped
393.9% to 691.63 mln yuan ($100.38 mln) with revenue surging
198.9% to 20.37 bln yuan
** Company says it will accelerate its internationalization
process and will be in full compliance with local laws and
regulations in Europe to ensure its European industrial base
meets EU's standards and mass production to commence on schedule
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC jumps 2.8%
and Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH surges 2.6%
** Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI climbs 1.4% and Hang
Seng Index .HSI rises 1.9%
($1 = 6.8903 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))