** Shares of slippers, sandals and casual footwear maker
Golden Solar New Energy Technology Holdings Ltd 1121.HK ,
formerly Baofeng Modern International, surge 16.3% to HK$6.98,
the highest since listing in January 2011
** Stock on course for a third straight session of gains;
the sixth-biggest percentage gainer on the Hong Kong bourse
** Fujian-based firm says on Monday it expects its sales for
six months ended in June to jump 227.6% from the same period a
year ago to 158.1 million yuan ($24.45 million), as customers
transferred orders from Southeast Asia and India to the company
as China economy recovers urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2P7062
** Says H1 gross profit margin is expected to increase to
25.7% as compared to 12.5% the same period in 2020
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC
gains 0.5%
** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE climbs 0.8%
and the benchmark index .HSI rises 1.1%
** As of last close, the stock had soared 659.5% this year
($1 = 6.4667 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))