** Shares of hair transplantation and medical care service
group Yonghe Medical Group Co Ltd 2279.HK trade as high as
HK$17.28 in Hong Kong debut, up 9.4% from the offer price
** Stock last up nearly 7% from the offer price of HK$15.80
apiece; the ninth most actively traded by turnover in late
morning
** Beijing-based company offered 94.42 mln shares in global
offering, raising HK$1.49 bln ($191.1 mln) to expand and upgrade
hair transplant clinics in its network in China, for R&D and for
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** The Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC rises
1.7%, while healthcare index .HSCIH slips 0.4%
** The Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI and the benchmark
Hang Seng Index .HSI both gain 1%
($1 = 7.7980 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))