HK Stock Market Move | OOIL (00316) rose more than 3% in early trading; Orient Overseas' third-quarter route revenue increased 45.1% year-on-year.

OOIL (00316) rose more than 3% in early trading, up 3.53% as of press time, at HK$158.4, with a turnover of HK$24.3404 million. On the news front, on October 9, OOIL released the third-quarter operating summary of Orient Overseas Container Line (Orient Overseas) for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Route revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 increased 45.1% year-on-year to US$3.285 billion; total liftings rose 9.0%, and carrying capacity increased 3.6%; overall load factor rose 4.2% compared with the same period in 2025, and overall average revenue per TEU increased 33.1% compared with the third quarter of last year. For the first nine months ended September 30, 2026, route revenue and total liftings increased 18.9% and 6.5% respectively year-on-year; carrying capacity increased 4.8% year-on-year, overall load factor rose 1.4% compared with the same period in 2025, and overall average revenue per TEU increased 11.6% year-on-year.