** Shares of Chinese liquor maker Kweichow Moutai 600519.SS climb 4.2% to 1,479.93 yuan
** Stock on course for the biggest one-day pct rise since January 29, if gains hold
** Stock touches the highest level since March 18 in the third straight session of gains
** Kweichow Moutai announces price hikes for flagship liquor, with ex-factory wholesale price of Feitian 53% vol 500ml Moutai (2026) up by 8.6% per bottle and direct retail price up by 2.7% per bottle, effective March 31
** Citi maintains "buy" on the stock saying it is a positive surprise of average selling price (ASP) hikes as it is the first wholesale ASP hike since Nov 1, 2023
** YTD, stock up 5.8%, while CSI Liquor Index .CSI399997 down 9.9%
($1 = 6.9088 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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