HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - By 0224 GMT, the benchmark Hang
Seng Index was up a marginal 0.04 percent at 20,297.85.
The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was up 0.11 percent at 11,594.99.
Here are some of the stocks on the move:
* Commodities stocks eased as investors locked in gain ahead of Chinese new year holiday and after their recent strength fuelled by news about the Greek aid package.
Shares of Sinopec fell 1.7 percent to a session low of HK$5.88 after a 2.2 percent rise in the previous session, its biggest percentage gain since Dec 14. The stocks were steadying at HK$5.91 by 0215 GMT, still down 1.2 percent.
PetroChina also fell more than one percent after a two percent gain on Thursday as the stock ended at its highest close in a week. The stocks were steadying at HK$8.66 by 0220 GMT, still down 0.23 percent.
* CITIC 1616 Holdings rose 4.3 percent to HK$2.40 its highest since Jan 15, after the telecommuncation service firm said it would buy a stake in Macau's mobile operator Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau for HK$1.4 billion ($180 million).
* Shares of Datang International Power Generation fell 1.1 percent to a session low of HK$3.61 after it said its controlling shareholder, China Datang Corp, had raised its stake in the power firm to 36.65 percent from 35.6 percent.
((Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Ken Wills))
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6470; Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was up 0.11 percent at 11,594.99.
Here are some of the stocks on the move:
* Commodities stocks eased as investors locked in gain ahead of Chinese new year holiday and after their recent strength fuelled by news about the Greek aid package.
Shares of Sinopec fell 1.7 percent to a session low of HK$5.88 after a 2.2 percent rise in the previous session, its biggest percentage gain since Dec 14. The stocks were steadying at HK$5.91 by 0215 GMT, still down 1.2 percent.
PetroChina also fell more than one percent after a two percent gain on Thursday as the stock ended at its highest close in a week. The stocks were steadying at HK$8.66 by 0220 GMT, still down 0.23 percent.
* CITIC 1616 Holdings rose 4.3 percent to HK$2.40 its highest since Jan 15, after the telecommuncation service firm said it would buy a stake in Macau's mobile operator Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau for HK$1.4 billion ($180 million).
* Shares of Datang International Power Generation fell 1.1 percent to a session low of HK$3.61 after it said its controlling shareholder, China Datang Corp, had raised its stake in the power firm to 36.65 percent from 35.6 percent.
((Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Ken Wills))
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6470; Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
