HK Stock Market Move | LEOCH INT'L (00842) rose more than 7%, with a 32.29% year-on-year increase in net profit for the first half of the year, and plans to declare an interim dividend of 1.8 Hong Kong cents.

LEOCH INT'L (00842) surged over 7%, and as of the time of writing, it rose by 7.57% to HKD 0.995, with a trading volume of HKD 1.9485 million. In terms of news, LEOCH INT'L reported its interim results for 2026, with the group achieving a revenue of RMB 6.952 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 17.61%; the profit attributable to the owners of the parent company was RMB 138 million, a year-on-year increase of 32.29%; earnings per share were RMB 0.1, with an interim dividend proposed at HKD 0.018 per share. The announcement disclosed that revenue from the power solutions business decreased by 8.4% from RMB 7.349 billion for the six months ending June 30, 2025, to RMB 6.732 billion during the period, while revenue from the lead recycling business plummeted by 79.8%, from RMB 1.0895 billion for the six months ending June 30, 2025, to RMB 220 million during the period.