Barclays maintained Shengshi Container's (0716.HK) holdings increase rating, with a target price of HK$3.50. Shengshi Container's medium-term net profit increased 8 times year-on-year to US$101.9 million. The interim interest rate was HK$0.09 per share (no interim interest for the same period last year), which surprised investors. However, Barclays Capital said that although the bank is optimistic about global trade prospects in the second half of 2011, and therefore believes that Shengshi Containers is attractive, this is an extremely cyclical stock. If market instability inhibits new orders until October, it is expected that the company's profit will face a sharp decline in pressure. Barclays said that for investors who are extremely unoptimistic about the economic outlook for the second half of 2011, Shengshi Container's valuation level may not be worth the risk. Shengshi Container rose 11.5% to HK$2.53 after announcing its results on Tuesday.