China Castson 81 Finance Company Limited provided consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2023. For the period, the Group is expected to record a net profit in the range of approximately HKD 6 million to HKD 8 million as compared to a net loss of approximately HKD 16.5 million for the six months ended 30 June 2022. The expected turnaround from net loss to net profit was mainly attributable to the net fair value change on financial assets at fair value through profit and loss which turned from a fair value loss of about HKD 8.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2022 to a fair value gain of approximately HKD 19.5 million for the six months ended 30 June 2023.