** Shares of information technology-related services
provider Chinasoft International Ltd 0354.HK rise 4.7% to
HK$6.18, highest since Dec 5, on the second session of gain
** Stock on track for the biggest one-day pct rise since Nov
20 if trend holds; third biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng
Composite Index on information technology firms .HSCIIT
** Co says it has signed an open-source Harmony cooperation
agreement with JWIPC Technology 001339.SZ to jointly develop
open-source Harmony Internet of Things (IoT) terminal products
and computers
** Co says it will appoint Zhiwei Intellgent as harware
supplier for open-source Harmony IoT products and computers
while Co will supply open-source Harmony systems and application
software for the products
** Shenzhen-listed JWIPC climbs 1.5%
** Hang Seng Composite Index on information technology firms
.HSCIIT drops 2.5%, Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI falls
1.9% and Hang Seng Index .HSI down 2%
** Stock of Chinasoft down 10.5% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))