** Shares of slimming and beauty services provider Perfect
Shape Medical Ltd 1830.HK rise 12.5% to HK$10.74, a record
high since their listing in February 2012
** Stock on course for the best day ever; among the 30
biggest percentage gainers on the Hong Kong bourse
** Company says it has acquired ARTAS iXTM hair implantation
robot for treating hair loss problem from a U.S. medical
equipment manufacturer, tapping the rapid development of hair
growth specialty business (https://bit.ly/36iqUM2)
** Says it will acquire more equipment to develop the
related medical and hair growth business
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC
falls 1.8%, and the benchmark index .HSI slips 0.8%
** The stock had soared 196.6% this year as of last close
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))