** Shares of household products manufacturer Imperium
Technology Group Ltd 0776.HK jump 12.5% to HK$14.42, the
biggest daily pct gain since Dec 24 if gains hold
** Stock on course to snap three consecutive sessions of
losses
** Company says its metaverse project METASENS has entered
into a collaboration and license contract with Jw Phantaci
Ltd(PHANTACi), which established by Asian popstar Jay Chou and
his team, to collaborate in the field of mobile games
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** Says it intends to tap into the blockchain games and the
metaverse as part of its business plan to develop and apply the
relevant technologies in its businesses
** China's Tencent 0700.HK rises 2.3% in its best day
since June 8 after it announced to its staff on Monday the
official formation of an "extended reality" (XR) unit, formally
placing its bets on the metaverse concept of virtual worlds
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** Hang Seng China Metaverse Index .HSCMI jumps 1.7%, Hang
Seng Tech Index .HSTECH surges 1.5%, and the benchmark Hang
Seng Index .HSI rises 1.3%
** As of last close, the stock of Imperium Technology had
dropped 25.6% this year, while Tencent shares had fallen 16.4%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))