** Shares of Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology 9863.HK rise 5.5% to HK$65.60, their biggest intraday pct gain since May 14
** Stock on course to snap three straight sessions of decline, if gains hold, and is top pct gainer on Hang Seng Automobile Index .HSAMI, which is up 0.8%
** The Chinese electric vehicle maker said its Q1 net loss narrowed to 130 mln yuan ($18.00 mln), compared with 1.01 bln yuan loss the same period a year ago, with revenue up 187.1% y/y
** Citi maintains "Buy" rating on the stock and expects the share price to react positively after a very decent set of 1Q25 earnings results with Q1 net loss beat consensus
** Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH climbs 0.9%, Hang Seng Index .HSI rises 1.1%
** YTD, stock up 98.6%
($1 = 7.2236 Chinese yuan)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))