** Shares in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) software
developer SenseTime Group Inc 0020.HK jump another 20% to
HK$0.96 in resumed trade, their highest since Feb 28
** Stock is the top gainer on Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH
and Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI
** Shares halted trade in late Wednesday morning after
soaring as much as 36.1% in their biggest one-day gain since
January 2022; stock halted trade pending statement
** SenseTime later said it launched SenseNova 5.0 on April
23 with which it achieved significant improvements in knowledge,
mathematics, reasoning and coding capabilities
** The U.S.-blacklisted firm also said it launched
Integrated Large Model (Enterprise) edge device and Edge-side
Large Model SDK version for mobile devices
** SenseTime is one of many racing to develop generative AI
** Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH falls 1%, while Hang Seng
Composite Index .HSCI and Hang Seng Index .HSI both slip
0.4%
** Shares down 25% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))