** Shares of surgical equipment producer Gaush Meditech Ltd
2407.HK jump as much as 27.2% to HK$25.05, their biggest
one-day pct gain since Jan 22
** Stock hits the highest since March 5, and on course to
snap 8 straight sessions of losses, if trend holds
** Stock is the biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng Composite
Index .HSCI
** Co estimated its 2023 net profit to be in the 164.3
mln-181.5 mln yuan ($22.9-$25.2 mln) range, versus a net loss of
352.7 mln yuan in 2022, as the company did not record any fair
value losses during the period
** Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI and Hang Seng Index
.HSI both rise 1.3%
** Stock down 39.4% YTD
($1 = 7.1905 Chinese yuan)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))