Anhui Expressway's (SHA:600012, HKG:0995) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter increased 5.2% year on year to 551.2 million yuan or 0.33 yuan per share, according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on Tuesday.

The Chinese expressway operator's attributable profit a year ago was 523.9 million yuan or 0.28 yuan per share.

The operating income in the same period soared 95% to 2.82 billion yuan from 1.44 billion yuan a year earlier, the filing said.

The company's Hong Kong shares rose less than 2% in recent trade.