Kintor Pharma, Vobile, Hutchmed jump on inclusion in Hang Seng indexes

Vobile

23/08/2021 04:06

** Shares of Chinese biotech firm Kintor Pharmaceutical Ltd
 9939.HK  rise 8.9% to HK$70.80, their biggest daily percentage
gain since July 29 
    ** Stock on course to snap three consecutive sessions of
losses
    ** Kintor says it will be included as a constituent stock of
the Hang Seng Composite Index  .HSCI , effective Sept 6
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    ** Says inclusion of the company's stocks in the Hang Seng
Composite Index implies that its stocks are eligible for trading
via the Hong Kong Stock Connect
    ** Newcomer Vobile Group  3738.HK  rises 7.9% to HK$8.29,
its highest since July 23, after the Chinese software solution
service provider says it will be included in Hang Seng family of
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    ** Shares of Hutchmed (China)  0013.HK  rise 3.8% to
HK$59.80, their biggest daily percentage gain since July 29,
after the oncology and immunology drug developer and maker says
it will be included in certain Hang Seng indexes, effective Sept
6  
    ** The Hong Kong Hang Seng sub-index tracking information
technology firms  .HSCIIT  rises 2.9%, and the Hang Seng Tech
Index  .HSTECH  jumps 3.8%
    ** The Hang Seng Composite Index  .HSCI  climbs 2.4% and the
benchmark Hang Seng Index  .HSI  gains 2.2%


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