HK Hot Stocks: Steel plays shine, HSBC gains
(Adds steel stocks)
HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Here are some stocks on the move in Hong Kong on Tuesday:
As of 0301 GMT, the blue-chip Hang Seng Index .HSI was up 1.6 percent, tracking Wall Street gains.
The index opened up 1.3 percent at 23,564.77.
STOCKS ON THE MOVE:
* Steel plays gained momentum a day after Baosteel, China's largest steelmaker, said it would raise major steel product prices by up to 20 percent [ID:nBJD000246].
Angang Steel (0347.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) vaulted more than 7 percent at one point. Maanshan Iron & Steel (0323.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) surged 3.3 percent to HK$5.04.
* HSBC Holdings plc (0005.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) jumped 2.2 percent to HK$119 after Standard & Poor's removed its threat to downgrade the ratings of bond insurers, easing concerns about subprime related losses at the biggest banks.
* Gold miner Zijin Mining (2899.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) slid 4 percent to HK$9.79, tracking declining gold prices and following its recent run. Continued...









