GF Securities (HKG:1776, SHE:000776) recorded a 79% rise in attributable profit in the first quarter to 2.76 billion yuan from 1.54 billion yuan a year prior, a Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse said.
Earnings per share stood at 0.33 yuan in the three months, up from 0.17 yuan in the year-ago period.
The Chinese securities broker's operating revenue rose 46% to 7.24 billion yuan from 4.95 billion yuan previously.