OCI International Holdings Limited provided earnings guidance for the half year ended June 30, 2017. For the period, the Group expects to record a consolidated net loss for the period ending 30 June 2017 ranging from HKD 18 million to HKD 23 million, which is substantially lower than the consolidated net loss of approximately HKD 171.7 million for the corresponding period in 2016, with the implementation of the Group's business strategies described in the company's voluntary announcement dated 29 May 2017. The reduction of losses was mainly due to strong improvement in the securities trading and investment operations contributing approximately HKD 6.0 million to HKD 6.5 million in operating profits (first half of 2016: approximately HKD 160 million loss); a slight reduction of overall losses in the healthcare and pharmaceutical operations (first half of 2016: approximately HKD 10.5 million loss); and a modest increase in operating profit contribution in the wine trading segment (first half of 2016: approximately HKD 0.4 million).