Trip.com Group's stock surged 5.02% during intraday trading on Thursday, marking a significant upward movement for the travel platform's shares.

The rally was fueled by a positive broker assessment and robust growth prospects for the company's international operations. Zhongtai Securities maintained its "Buy" rating on Trip.com, highlighting strong momentum in its overseas business with international revenue growth expected to remain above 30%. The brokerage noted that outbound tourism is poised to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, while inbound tourism is emerging as a new growth engine with services for international travelers projected to sustain over 50% growth over the next three years.

Additionally, the broader positive sentiment in the technology sector, with the Hang Seng Tech Index showing strength, provided further support for Trip.com's share price movement during the session.