As many as 12 companies from the 85-member Hang Seng Index are due to release interim reports on Friday.

Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon rises after reversing losses to post a first-half net profit of 1.03 billion yuan.

As many as 12 companies from the 85-member Hang Seng Index are due to release interim reports on Friday.

The third-biggest stock on the Hang Seng Index jumps 16 per cent after profit for the quarter to June grows 78 per cent from a year earlier.