• Shares of Zijin Gold International climb 6.7% to HK$136, on track for biggest one-day pct gain since August 5

• Stock on course to snap two straight sessions of fall

• The gold and non-ferrous metal mining arm of Zijin Mining

says H1 net profit up 179% y/y at $1.45 billion, and revenue doubled to $3.99 billion

• YTD, Zijin Gold shares down 8.6%, Zijin Mining Shanghai shares down 3.5% and Hong Kong stock up 0.3%

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)