** Carote jumps as much as 88.2% to HK$10.88 in Hong Kong debut; offer price was HK$5.78
** Kitchenware maker and distributor, last traded at HK$9.06, tracks strength of broader market boosted by China's stimulus measures
** Around 104.8 mln shares worth HK$977.4 mln change hands
** Carote offered ~130 mln shares in Hong Kong IPO, raising HK$750.6 mln (~$97 mln) to fund acquisition, product development and sales channel expansion
** Benchmark Hang Seng Index , set for its sixth straight session of gains, is up 6%
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index surges 7%, while index tracking industrial stocks up 4.7%
($1 = 7.7660 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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