** Shares of Geely Automobile Holdings fall 10.1% to HK$12.50, on course for fifth consecutive session of decline
** Stock on track for the biggest one-day pct drop since Oct. 8
** Geely Holding, parent of Geely Automobile, said on Thursday its premium electric vehicle maker Zeekr plans to take control of Lynk & Co, a sister brand - the first big restructuring move in a planned overhaul
** Zeekr will own 51% of Lynk while Geely Automobile will continue to own the rest, and the move will help avoid product overlap
** U.S.-listed shares of Zeekr dropped 23.7% on Thursday
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index adds 0.5%, Hang Seng Tech Index climbs 0.9% and Hang Seng Index
adds 0.3%
** Stock up 62% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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