** Shares of construction machinery maker and distributor
Lonking Holdings Ltd 3339.HK drop 13.8% to HK$2.07, the
biggest daily percentage decline since May 28, 2021
** Stock hit the lowest since Dec. 16, on course to snap two
consecutive session of gains; third biggest percentage decliner
in Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI
** Co expects to record a "significant decline" in 2021 net
profit amid an increase in raw materials costs, which led to a
decrease in gross profit margin of its products, and a drop in
investment income of financial assets to also hit its
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** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC falls 2.7%
and Hang Seng Composite Index tracking industrials .HSCIIG
slips 0.9%
** Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI eases 1% and the
benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI slides 1.1%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))