Published: 11:47, May 5, 2026
Star Sports jumps 204% as Hong Kong debut frenzy extends
By Agencies

The logo of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) flashes on an electronic board as people walk in front of Exchange Square, which houses HKEX, on April 10, 2026. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) 

Shares of Star Sports Medicine Co, a maker of medical devices, surged as much as 204 percent in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, extending a run of hot first-day performances in the city.

The stock climbed to as high as HK$299 early trading, compared with an initial public offering price of HK$98.50 per share. Strong investor demand helped the company raise HK$829.6 million ($106 million), with its retail portion subscribed more than 7,823 times.

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The debut adds to a string of strong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region listings in recent months, as investors warm to Chinese mainland healthcare and technology names.

The weighted average first-day gain of listings that raised at least $100 million has been 42.3 percent this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Recent debuts included a roughly 380 percent pop for optical-computing firm Lightelligence and a 241 percent surge for hardware and software firm Shanghai Sunmi Technology.

Demand for medical devices has been rising across the mainland’s aging and increasingly active population, drawing a wave of listings from domestic equipment makers and innovative drugmakers to the Hong Kong SAR.

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Star Sports is a Beijing-based medical device maker specializing in clinical sports medicine solutions targeting major joints. Its product portfolio spans self-developed implants, equipment, consumables and surgical instruments used for injury treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.