Guangdong to get integration boost

Stocks leap after premier unveils plans to link areas

Shares of Guangdong-based port operators and developers surged by the daily limit on Wednesday, after Premier Li Keqiang said the central government will study and formulate an economic integration plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year.

The companies include Zhuhai Port Co Ltd, Shenzhen Yantian Port Group Co Ltd, Gree Real Estate Co Ltd and Guangzhou Pearl River Industrial Development Holdings Co Ltd, while trading in some other stocks related to the area rallied strongly during the day.