** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese travel agency Trip.com
9961.HK rise 7.36% to $60.85 ahead of China's golden week
holiday season
** Golden week, which falls between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7,
accompanies an increase in domestic and international outbound
travel volumes
** Softer travel prices to help boost booking volumes for
online travel agencies during Golden Week, says HSBC Global
Research
** "We like Trip.com given its leadership position in both
domestic and outbound travel markets," HSBC adds
** Shares of the company up 57.4% YTD
(Reporting by Aishwarya Jain)
((Aishwarya.jain@thomsonreuters.com))