HK Stock Market Move | E-COMMODITIES (01733) jumps over 7% after announcing a profit alert, expecting a more than 80% year-on-year increase in mid-term net profit. A diversified resource layout effectively mitigates supply disruptions.

E-COMMODITIES (01733) rose more than 7% following a positive profit forecast and, as of the time of writing, is up 5.71%, trading at HK$0.74 with a transaction volume of HK$1.2743 million. On August 11, E-COMMODITIES announced that the group expects its net profit for the six months ending June 30, 2026, to exceed HK$240 million, representing an increase of over 80% compared to the same period in 2025. The growth in performance is primarily attributed to the year-on-year rise in coking coal market prices, which has led to the recovery of the company's gross profit in its coal trading business, resulting in a steady improvement in overall profitability. The announcement stated that the companys diversified resource layout effectively mitigates supply disruptions and hedges against operational uncertainties brought about by fluctuations in import patterns, ensuring stable supply and operation of its coal trading business. On the other hand, the company continues to enhance its market-oriented risk management system, rationally employing futures derivatives to hedge against the risk of wide price fluctuations in commodities, thus effectively smoothing out the fluctuations in operating profit over different periods.