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Shares of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. rose 2.2% to 9.40 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 1.9% to 25517.33.

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. closed 19% short of its 52-week high of HK$11.63, which the company achieved Sept. 9.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. fell 0.3%, SSY Group Ltd. fell 0.4%, and United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. fell 0.7%.

Trading volume totaled 141.6 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 98.7 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet