Stocks in Hong Kong surge | East Asia Bank (00023.HK) rises more than 6% after profits announcement. The company announced midday that it had a 14.1% increase in net profit to HK$2.407 billion in the first half of the year.

According to a report from the Wise Finance app, East Asia Bank (00023.HK) released its performance at noon, with a post-performance surge of over 6%. As of the time of publication, it has risen by 5.61%, to 13.37 Hong Kong dollars, with a trading volume of 31.4274 million Hong Kong dollars.