BUZZ-Great Wall Motor's HK shares hit over 4-month high on strong sales volume growth

** Hong Kong shares of sport utility vehicle $(SUV.AU)$ maker Great Wall Motor Co Ltd rise 8.1% to HK$27.50, their highest since Feb. 22

** Stock on track for its best session since April 1; the sixth-biggest percentage gainer in the Hang Seng Composite Index

and among the 30 most actively traded by turnover

** Hebei, China-based co says it sold 100,664 vehicles in June, up 22.7% from the year-ago period

** Says it sold 618,211 vehicles in the first half of 2021, up 56.47% from the same period in 2020

** Great Wall Motor's Shanghai shares rise 7.5% to 48.79 yuan, their highest since Jan. 14

** The Hong Kong Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index rises 1.3%, while the Hong Kong Composite Industry Index tracking industrials slips 0.8%

** The Hang Seng Composite Index gains 0.3%

** The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index climbs 0.2%, and the benchmark index up 0.5%

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)

((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))