** Shares of container manufacturer Singamas Container Holdings Ltd jump 30.7% to HK$1.15, marking their biggest intraday percentage gain since May 2009 and on course for fifth straight session of gains
** Stock hit its highest since May 2018 and is the ninth biggest percentage gainer on the Hong Kong bourse
** Co expects a net profit of at least $50 mln for six months ended June, compared with a loss of $5.33 mln a year earlier, thanks to stronger container demand and an increase in the average selling price of dry freight containers
** Says its business performance has improved significantly in H1 2021 with a significant rise in sales volume and an increase in gross profit margin for dry freight containers
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index falls 2.3%, and the benchmark index slips 1.4%
** As of last close, the stock had surged 60% this year