Container shipping stocks showed broad gains during afternoon trading. At the time of writing, COSCO SHIP DEV (02866) rose 6.09% to HK$1.22; OOIL (00316) increased 2.24% to HK$146.20; COSCO SHIPPING Holdings (01919) advanced 1.72% to HK$14.80; and SITC International (01308) edged up 0.42% to HK$33.12.