** Shares of China's vaccine developer Clover
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd 2197.HK jump as much as 11.7% to
HK$3.06, their highest since Dec 23, 2022
** Stock on course for a second consecutive session of gains
** Stock mark biggest intraday pct gain since Dec 20
** Clover expects the commercial launch for its COVID-19
vaccine SCB-2019 in China to begin in Q1 2023 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN33Z03Q
** Co says it anticipates a significant and sustained
long-term annual booster market opportunity in China for its
COVID-19 vaccine
** The Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC gains
0.4% and the healthcare index .HSCIH surges 3.5%
** The Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI rises 0.7% and the
Hang Seng Index .HSI climbs 0.5%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))