** Shares of Chinese property developer Hopson Development
Holdings Ltd 0754.HK rise 4.4% to HK$17.38, the biggest daily
pct gain since Nov. 19
** Stock top gainer in the sub-index tracking properties and
construction stocks .HSCIPC and the second-biggest gainer on
Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI
** Hopson says it has repurchased 18.84 mln shares for
HK$497 mln ($63.74 mln) so far since Aug. 25 and it will
continue to repurchase shares as the current shares price does
not fully reflect the intrinsic value of the shares or the
company's business prospects urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2SU11F
** Says the company will finance the repurchase of shares
from its internal resources
** Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI climbs 0.9%,
and the sub-index .HSCIPC gains 0.1%
** The Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI slips 0.5% and the
benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI eases 0.4%
** As of last close, the stock had fallen 7.4% this year
($1 = 7.7978 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))