Huatai Securities' (HKG:6886, SHA:601688) net profit attributable to the shareholders for the first quarter jumped 59% to 3.64 billion yuan from 2.29 billion yuan a year earlier, the company said in its Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Earnings per share rose 65% year on year to 0.38 yuan from 0.23 yuan.

The Chinese securities broker's operating revenue during the period climbed 35% to 8.23 billion yuan from 6.11 billion yuan in the previous year, the filing said.

Huatai Securities' Shanghai shares rose more than 1% in recent trade.