** HK shares of Baidu 9888.HK jump 10.7% to HK$101.9, highest since October 10, 2024
** Stock set for the biggest one-day pct rise since March 2023; top pct gainer on Hang Seng Index .HSI and Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH, which are up 2% and 2.7% respectively
** Tesla TSLA.O, planning full roll-out of its Full Self-Driving $(FSD)$ service in China this year, is working with Baidu to improve system's performance, Chinese tech giant says
** Adds free trial of FSD in China scheduled from March 17-April 16
** Launches two AI models, including new reasoning-focused model to rival DeepSeek's model
** YTD, HK stock up 22.5%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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