BUZZ-China's Xiaomi climbs to record high on Q4 revenue beat

** Shares of China's Xiaomi 1810.HK climb 3.1% to a record high at HK$59.45, on course for fifth consecutive session of gains

** The world's third-largest smartphone maker, whose product lines extend to home appliances and cars, reported an almost 50% jump in fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates

** Co also raised its target for electric vehicle deliveries this year to 350,000 from 300,000

** Co plans to expand its store network across China this year and open 10,000 new Mi Home stores overseas in the next five years

** Citi maintains "Buy" on the stock and lifts TP to HK$73.5 from HK$51.7, saying 4Q24 results ahead but overall gross margin missed on higher costs from installation services

** Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH slips 0.8%, while Hang Seng Index .HSI adds 0.1%

** Stock up 67.4% YTD

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)

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