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Shares of Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. advanced 1.1% to 17.16 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 1.3% to 24481.86.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. closed 23% short of its 52-week high of HK$22.34, which the company achieved Feb. 25.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. fell 0.1%.

Trading volume totaled 6.1 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 5.9 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet