June 6 (NBD) -- China's leading pharmaceutical company Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co Ltd (600276.SH) saw its share price surge 8 percent Tuesday to hit a record 81.99 yuan (12.8 U.S. dollars) in intra-day trading, becoming the first medical stock in the A-share market with a market capitalization of more than 300 billion yuan (46.8 billion U.S. dollars).

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (600518.SH) came second in market value among medical stocks, followed by WuXi AppTec Co Ltd (603529.SH). Both companies are worth around 120 billion yuan (18.7 billion U.S. dollars).

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