** Shares of XD Inc 2400.HK surge 26.7% to HK$71.9, their highest since April 2021; on course for third consecutive session of gains
** Stock set for the biggest one-day pct gain since March 2022; top pct gainer on Hang Seng Composite Index on information technology firms .HSCIIT, which is up 0.4%
** The game publisher and operator expects net profit of no less than 790 mln yuan ($110.01 mln) for six months ended in June, up 215% y/y, with revenue seen rising 37% y/y in H1
** Says robust performance of the company's self-developed games Ragnarok M: Classic, Heartopia and Torchlight: Infinite have led to the revenue growth and improvement of gross profit margin
** Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH gains 0.1%, benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI adds 0.03%
** YTD, stock up 179.3%
($1 = 7.1814 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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