** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies rise premarket trade on heavy buying from sovereign fund Huijin, and expectations of fresh stimulus for the property sector
** State-backed Central Huijin Investment boosted ownership in a handful of blue-chip ETFs, according to the fund manager's mid-year reports
** China ETFs China Large-Cap ETF FXI.N and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF KWEB.K gain 1.4% and 2.5% respectively
** E-commerce firms lead gains after a report, citing Beijing's antitrust regulator, said Alibaba BABA.N has ceased the monopolistic practices that prompted an investigation more than three years ago
** BABA up 4%, JD.com JD.O up 4.3% and PDD Holdings PDD.O gains 2.5%
** Meanwhile, domestic shares ended higher with Hong Kong shares closing at a one-month high
** Gaming stocks Bilibili BILI.O up 3.2% and NetEase NTES.O up 1.9%, search engine giant Baidu BIDU.O adds 1.7%
** EV firms Li Auto LI.O up 2.2%, Nio NIO.N up 6.6% and Xpeng XPEV.N gain 3.2%
** Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME.N and IQIYI IQ.O rise 1.2% and 2.2%, respectively; Weibo WB.O climbs 2.8%
** Gaotu Techedu GOTU.N and TAL Education Group TAL.N up 3.5% and 1.6% respectively
(Reporting by Medha Singh)