** Shares of securities trading and investment firm
0622.HK jump 16.5% to HK$0.53, the biggest daily pct gain
since July 2
** Stock hit highest since July 29, on track for first gains
since Aug. 5; the biggest pct gainer on Hong Kong bourse
** Co expects to post HK$1.05 bln ($134.9 mln) profit for
six months ended in June, as compared to HK$3.7 mln loss the
same period a year ago, due to increase in profit from financial
services segment and from its credit and lending services
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** Hang Seng Composite Index tracking financials stocks
.HSCIF and Hang Seng Finance Index .HSNF both gain 0.3% each
** The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI slips 0.8%
** As of last close, stock had fallen 25.4% this year
($1 = 7.7828 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))