BUZZ-Genscript hits 4-week high on associate's promising blood cancer cell therapy

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** Shares of Genscript Biotech Corp 1548.HK jump 28.5% to HK$15.6, their highest level since May 8, and on course to snap a four-session slide

** Stock last up 17.8%, on track for biggest one-day pct rise since July 2024

** Co says associate Legend Biotech Corp LEGN.O will announce promising preliminary clinical data of its blood cancer therapy at European Hematology Association 2026 Congress in Sweden in mid-June

** Legend Biotech's experimental cell therapy shows early signs that its approach of generating disease-fighting cells within patients may work for a type of blood cancer

** U.S.-listed stock of Legend Biotech soared 42.2% on Tuesday

** YTD, Genscript stock up 16.2%, Legend Biotech up 66.9%, while Hang Seng Biotech Index .HSBIO down 10.3%