Changes in Hong Kong stocks | Lee & Man Paper (02314) rose nearly 3%, net profit for the first half of the year increased 69.28% year-on-year, and medium-term interest increased to 11.2 HK cents

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Liwen Paper (02314) rose nearly 3%. As of press release, it had risen 2.99% to HK$4.13, with a turnover of HK$22.4632 million.

According to the news, Lee & Man Paper announced its results for the six months ended June 30, 2026 at noon. The group achieved revenue of HK$14.842 billion, up 21.29% year on year; profit attributable to company owners was HK$1,373 billion, up 69.28% year on year; profit per share was 31.97 HK cents. It plans to pay an interim dividend of 11.2 HK cents per share, compared to HK6.6 cents in the same period last year.

It is worth mentioning that recently, a number of large paper companies announced price increase plans, and several bases of Nine Dragons Paper announced plans for later price increases. Subsequently, price increase letters from many large paper companies, including Liwen Paper and Shanying's various bases, were released one after another, with an average increase of 50 yuan/ton.