** Shares of Midea Real Estate Holding Ltd 3990.HK surge
as much as 9.5% to HK$14.56, their highest since Sept. 7, and on
course to snap two straight sessions of decline
** Company says it has entered into strategic cooperation
agreements with Guangdong Province Branch of China Construction
Bank (CCB) to support development of affordable rental housing
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** Says the agreements are beneficial to the formulation of
an in-depth strategic cooperation with CCB, which would provide
sufficient funding support for the group's development in
related business
** The Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI soars
4.3% and the Hang Seng Composite Index tracking properties and
construction stocks .HSCIPC rises 2.5%
** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE jumps 4%,
and the benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI surges 3.1%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok, Editing by Louise Heavens)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))