** Shares of auto dealer China MeiDong Auto Holdings Ltd
1268.HK surge 30.1 pct to HK$3.50, the highest since July 23,
on its interim profit growth and business expansion plans
** Co records a 46.1 pct rise in H1 profit and a 30 pct
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** Co plans to buy assets of six BMW sales and service
outlets in Huaibei, Suzhou, Chuzhou, Tongling, Chizhou and
Huangshan in Anhui province, as it aims to enter the
fast-growing smaller cities as a dealer of certain luxury brands
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** As of the previous close, the stock had risen 10.25
percent so far this year
** China MeiDong Auto has underperformed the Hang Seng
Commerce & Industry Index sector .HSNC by 18.7 percentage
points in the past one month
** As of 0254 GMT, about 796,000 shares of the auto dealer
change hands, compared with their 30-day moving average of 1.49
million shares a day
** Hong Kong benchmark index .HSI rises 0.5 pct
(Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)