HK Stock Market Move | WuXi AppTec (02359) opened more than 4% higher after reporting strong earnings. It is expected that the net profit attributable to shareholders in 2025 will increase by approximately 102.65% year-on-year.

WuXi AppTec (02359) opened more than 4% higher after its earnings report, and as of the time of writing, it has risen by 4.69% to HK$116, with a transaction amount of HK$311.234 million. On the news front, on January 12th, WuXi AppTec announced that it expects the company (along with its subsidiaries collectively referred to as "the Group") to achieve an increase in operating income and net profit attributable to the company's shareholders for the year ending December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The company expects to achieve a net profit attributable to the company's shareholders of approximately RMB 19.151 billion, an increase of approximately 102.65% year-on-year, including investment gains from the sale of equity interests in associated companies and the divestiture of certain businesses; the basic earnings per share for this period are expected to be approximately RMB 6.70 per share, an increase of approximately 104.27% year-on-year.