** Shares of Chinese electric scooter and electric bicycle
maker Yadea Group Holdings Ltd 1585.HK rise 5% to HK$14.40, on
course for the biggest one-day pct gain since Nov 15 if trend
holds
** Stock hits the highest since Dec 8; on track to end the
week up 7.8% in their best week since early September
** Jiangsu-based company said its controlling shareholder
Qian Jinghong wholly-owned Fang Yuan Investment purchased in the
open market a total 148,000 company shares at an average price
of HK$13.67 each
** Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI adds 2.8%, Hang Seng
Index .HSI surges 3.1%
** Stock up 9.6% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))