China Medical System climbs most in six weeks on higher profit, dividend

China Medical System Holdings

18/08/2026 04:37

** Shares of China Medical System Holdings 0867.HK climb 4% to HK$12.24, on course for the biggest one-day pct gain since July 6
** Stock touches the highest point since August 11, on track to snap six straight falling sessions
** The medicines producer, with current market capitalisation of $3.77 billion, said its H1 profit increased 4.3% y/y to 971.5 million yuan ($144.08 million) with gross profit rising 11.4% to 3.2 billion yuan and turnover up 12.5% to 4.5 billion yuan
** Co declares an interim dividend of 0.1634 yuan per share, up 5.1% from a year ago period
** YTD, stock down 5.5%, while Hang Seng Biotech Index .HSBIO up 8.9%
        
     
     
     
($1 = 6.7427 Chinese yuan renminbi)
     
($1 = 7.8444 Hong Kong dollars)

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))