Trip.com's Hong Kong shares rise on joining benchmark Hang Seng Index

Trip.com

05/06/2023 04:17

** Hong Kong shares of Chinese online travel services
provider Trip.com Group Ltd  9961.HK  rise as much as 5.3% to
HK$270.40, their highest since May 18
    ** Stock on course for a second session of gains; second
biggest pct gainer in Hang Seng Index  .HSI  and Hang Seng Tech
Index  .HSTECH 
    ** Hang Seng Indexes Co Ltd had said in May that
Shanghai-based Trip.com and three other Chinese firms are to be
added to Hang Seng Index  .HSI  effective June 5, bringing
constituents of the benchmark index to 80 from 76
    ** The other three newcomers to the index are China
Resources Power  0836.HK , Zijin Mining  2899.HK  and JD Health
 6618.HK 
    ** The Hang Seng Tech Index  .HSTECH  climbs 0.4%, the Hang
Seng Composite Index  .HSCI  gains 0.5% and the Hang Seng Index
 .HSI  adds 0.6%

 (Reporting by Donny Kwok)
 ((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))