By Scott Murdoch and Zoey Zhang SYDNEY (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Tuesday it had raised $5.59 billion in a primary share sale that was increased in size, making it the largest of its kind in Hong Kong in four years.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD said on Tuesday that it raised HK$43.5 billion ($5.6 billion) in a share sale, making it the largest share offering in the Hong Kong stock market in the past four years.

BYD has completed a sale of shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise the equivalent of 5.33 billion euros. BYD plans to invest the proceeds in