HK Stock Market Move | LEE & MAN PAPER (02314) rose nearly 3%. The net profit for the first half of the year increased by 69.28% year-on-year, and the interim dividend has increased to 11.2 HK cents.

LEE & MAN PAPER (02314) rose nearly 3%. As of the time of writing, it increased by 2.99%, trading at HK$4.13, with a trading volume of HK$22.4632 million. In terms of news, LEE & MAN PAPER announced its performance for the six months ending June 30, 2026, reporting a revenue of HK$14.842 billion, up 21.29% year-on-year; profit attributable to shareholders was HK$1.373 billion, up 69.28% year-on-year; earnings per share were HK$0.3197, with an interim dividend proposed at HK$0.112 per share, compared to HK$0.066 per share in the same period last year. It is worth mentioning that recently, several large paper companies have announced price increase plans. ND PAPER has released plans for future price increases at multiple bases. Subsequently, price increase notices have been issued by several large paper companies, including LEE & MAN PAPER and several bases of Shanying, with an average price increase of RMB 50 per ton.