** Shares of machine tools maker Precision Tsugami (China)
Corp Ltd 1651.HK jump 19.4% to HK$11.80, their highest since
February 2018
** Stock set for best day since July 30; the fifth biggest
percentage gainer on the Hong Kong bourse
** The Zhejiang-based firm expects its profit for six months
ended in September to surge 150% as compared with the previous
year to 370 mln yuan ($57.9 mln) amid a recovery of China's
economy with strong demand for machine tools from manufacturing
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** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC
gains 0.6%, and the benchmark index .HSI up 0.4%
** As of previous close, shares up 32.1% this year
($1 = 6.3869 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok; editing by David Evans)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))