By Scott Murdoch and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Chinese electric vehicle battery giant CATL traded as much as 18.4% above the subscription price on Tuesday after the company raised $4.6 billion in its Hong Kong listing,

A global leader in the sector, CATL produces more than a third of all electric vehicle (EV) batteries sold worldwide.

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology’s shares soared Tuesday in their Hong Kong debut, marking the world’s largest equity offering so far this year. A successful listing of CATL, as the company is known,