** Sands China 1928.HK stock rises nearly 6% to HK$18.03

** Set for its biggest one-day pct rise since September 19; leads gains among Macau gaming stocks

** Top pct gainer on benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI, which is down 2.4%

** Macau's gross gaming revenues rose 24% y/y in January to 22.63 billion patacas ($2.81 billion), the highest level since October 2025 - per Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau

** Rivals Melco 0200.HK, SJM 0880.HK, Wynn Macau 1128.HK, MGM China 2282.HK and Galaxy 0027.HK climb between 0.2% and 1.2%.

($1 = 8.0430 patacas)

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)

((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))