sensetime group inc shares soared after index provider ftse russell said it had confirmed that us investors can hold shares of the chinese artificialintelligence company despite its inclusion on a us treasury blacklist sensetime shares rose as much as 21 to 274 hong kong dollars us035 in hong kong trading friday on pace for their highest closing level since july ftse russell said in a statement on thursday that based on its communications with us treasury officials sensetime is not currently subject to us sanctions prohibiting us investors from holding the companys shares sensetime thus will be considered for inclusion in indexes in a review in march ftse russell said the us treasury departments office of foreign assets control in late 2021 added sensetime to a list of companies that support chinas military alleging the use of its facialrecognition technology in assisting efforts to suppress mainly muslim ethnic uyghurs in western china the blacklisting barred americans from investing in the company but ofac last june added guidance that us investors could still hold securities of companies on the list