** Shares of wireless application service provider Coolpad
Group Ltd 2369.HK jump 22.1% to HK$0.415, their highest since
May 4, the biggest daily pct gain since September 2020,
** Guangdong, China-based company plans sale of 3 bln new
shares, or 21.73% of the enlarged share capital, to investors at
HK$0.28 apiece and HK$45.1 mln worth of warrants, raising a
total HK$885.1 mln ($113.5 mln) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2R00IH
** Investors include newcomer SAI Growth Fund, Great Fortune
and Sharp Ally
** Says proceeds will be used for international expansion of
its smartphone business and for working capital, and the deal
will help strengtheng its financial position
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng sub-index tracking information
technology firms .HSCIIT falls 1%, and the Hang Seng Tech
Index .HSTECH slips 0.3%
** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE edges up
0.01% and the benchmark index .HSI climbs 0.2%
** As of last close, stock had surged 48% this year
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))