* SSEC +0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.1 pct, HSI +0.9 pct
* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 1.8 pct
* Shanghai->HK daily quota used 2.3 pct
* China producer inflation up for the first time in 7 months
SHANGHAI, May 10 (Reuters) - China stocks rose slightly on
Thursday, after data showing the country's industrial demand
remained resilient even as trade tensions ratchet up with the
United States. Hong Kong shares also rose.
** The CSI300 index .CSI300 rose 0.1 percent, to 3,876.49 at
the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite
Index .SSEC gained 0.2 percent to 3,165.11.
** The Hang Seng index .HSI added 0.9 percent to 30,805.88,
while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index .HSCE gained 0.4
percent to 12,239.46.
** China's producer inflation picked up for the first time in
seven months in April, bolstered by surging commodities. But
consumer inflation eased from the previous month as food prices
rose at a slower pace. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SH1D8
** China's smaller Shenzhen index .SZSC was up 0.1 percent and
the start-up board ChiNext Composite index .CHINEXTP was
weaker by 0.16 percent.
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index
.MIAPJ0000PUS was firmer by 0.52 percent while Japan's Nikkei
index .N225 was up 0.31 percent.
** The yuan CNY=CFXS was quoted at 6.3654 per U.S. dollar,
0.05 percent firmer than the previous close of 6.3688.
** The largest percentage gainers in the main Shanghai Composite
index were Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 603456.SS up
10.04 percent, followed by Qingdao Copton Technology Co Ltd
603798.SS gaining 10.02 percent and Shanghai Putailai New
Energy Technology Co Ltd 603659.SS up by 10.01 percent.
** The top percentage losers in the Shanghai index were Aurora
Optoelectronics Co Ltd 600666.SS down 9.99 percent, followed
by Flying Technology Co Ltd 603488.SS losing 6.99 percent and
Zhejiang XinAn Chemical Industrial Group Co Ltd 600596.SS down
by 6.29 percent.
** The top gainers among H-shares were China Shenhua Energy Co
Ltd 1088.HK up 4.25 percent, followed by CNOOC Ltd 0883.HK
gaining 3.55 percent and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp
0386.HK up by 2.92 percent.
** The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were ZhongAn
Online P & C Insurance Co Ltd 6060.HK which has fallen 1.33
percent, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd 1093.HK which has lost
1.2 percent and New China Life Insurance Co Ltd 1336.HK down
by 1.0 percent.
** About 7.53 billion shares have traded so far on the Shanghai
exchange, roughly 48.7 percent of the market's 30-day moving
average of 15.47 billion shares a day. The volume traded was
12.26 billion as of the last full trading day.
** As of 04:37 GMT, China's A-shares were trading at a
premium of 22.36 percent over the Hong Kong-listed H-shares.
** The Shanghai stock index is below its 50-day moving average
and below its 200-day moving average.
** The price-to-earnings ratio of the Shanghai index was 13.58
as of the last full trading day while the dividend yield was 2.2
percent.
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(Reporting by Samuel Shen and John Ruwitch)
((samuel.shen@tr.com))