** Shares of Shimao Services Holdings Ltd 0873.HK jump 13%
to HK$18.56, on course for their best day since Jan. 6
** Stock is on track to snap three consecutive sessions of
declines
** Shimao Services is the sixth biggest percentage gainer on
the composite industry index tracking properties and
construction stocks .HSCIPC
** Property management arm of Shimao Group Holdings
0813.HK expects its H1 net profit to jump not less than 120%
from a year ago, due to an increase in properties under
management and revenue growth in value-added services
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** Shares of Shimao Group 0813.HK rise 1.4%
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng sub-index tracking property firms
.HSNP rise 1.1%, and the Composite Industry Index tracking
properties and construction stocks .HSCIPC surges 1.7%
** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE climbs
1.8%and the benchmark index .HSI gains 1.1%
** Shimao Services has surged 37.3% this year, as of last
close
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))