** Hong Kong shares of Chinese EV maker Xpeng 9868.HK jump 7.9% to HK$96.3, on course for biggest one-day pct gain since February 26
** Second-biggest pct gainer on Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH, which slips 0.3%
** U.S.-listed stock XPEV.N fell 2.8% on Monday
** Xpeng sees humanoid robots as a long-term project and is considering large investments that could go up to 100 bln yuan ($13.80 bln), state-media Securities Times reported on Monday citing its CEO as saying
** The EV maker entered the humanoid robot industry in 2020, and unveiled its humanoid Iron in November to rival Tesla Bot
** Hang Seng Automobile Index .HSAMI climbs 0.9% while Hang Seng Index .HSI slips 0.8%
** YTD, Hong Kong stock up 104.2%, U.S. shares up 94.2%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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