** Shares of asset management services provider Differ Group Holding Co Ltd surge 9% to HK$3.26
** Fujian-based firm has agreed to buy Tianjin Free Trade Gancheng Taifeng Technology Co Ltd, an online e-commerce platform in China's automobile industry, for 53 mln yuan ($8.2 mln), as it aims to enlarge customer base by providing finance services to dealers and customers ()
** Says the e-commerce platform has also obtained value-added telecoms business operating licence, allowing it to provide finance services, automobile maintenance and insurance solutions through the network
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng sub-index tracking information technology firms rises 1.1%
** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index climbs 0.9% and the benchmark index gains 0.8%
** The stock soared 298.7% this year as of last close