HK Stock Market Move | CLP Holdings (00002) rose over 3% in the afternoon, with net profit increasing by 76.4% year-on-year last year. The total annual dividend rose to 3.15 Hong Kong dollars.

CLP HOLDINGS (00002) rose more than 3% in the afternoon, up 3.03% to HK$66.4 with a turnover of HK$2.18 billion at the time of writing. In terms of news, CLP HOLDINGS announced its performance for 2024 in the afternoon, with revenue of around HK$90.964 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.35%; attributable profit to shareholders of HK$11.742 billion, a year-on-year increase of 76.44%; earnings per share of HK$4.65, with an interim dividend of HK$1.26 per share for the fourth period, and a total dividend for the year increased to HK$3.15 per share, with HK$3.10 being paid out in the previous financial year. The announcement stated that thanks to the strong performance of the overall business portfolio and significant improvement in EnergyAustralia's performance, the group's operational profit increased by 8.1% to HK$10.949 billion before fair value changes. After taking into account one-time impact comparability items, total profit increased to HK$11.742 billion.