Hong Kong stocks were on the rise today. The HSI elevated 78 points or 0.5% to close at 16,589. The HSCEI added 50 points or 0.9% to close at 5,728. The HSTECH elevated 56 points or 1.7% to close at 3,488. Total turnover for the day was $121.832 billion.MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -0.600 (-0.478%) Short selling $446.65M; Ratio 11.192% surged 10.8% to $88.4, with a turnover of over $9.6 billion. NTES-S (09999.HK) +4.400 (+2.778%) Short selling $237.38M; Ratio 16.616% shares descended 1.9% after its non-GAAP net profit from continuing operations and quarterly revenue for 4Q23 were slightly short of market expectations. China's cloud services saw a price-cutting war, with BABA-SW (09988.HK) +6.000 (+7.528%) Short selling $1.05B; Ratio 11.081% and TENCENT (00700.HK) +1.400 (+0.356%) Short selling $1.07B; Ratio 9.649% incrementing 0.2% and 0.1%, JD-SW (09618.HK) +1.700 (+1.284%) Short selling $196.38M; Ratio 10.404% inclining 1.7%, and KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) +0.070 (+3.846%) Short selling $1.90M; Ratio 3.897% falling 2.5%. Dell Technologies (DELL.US) beat quarterly results expectations, and LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK) -0.140 (-1.351%) Short selling $52.92M; Ratio 7.387% lifted 4.8%.Related NewsBofAS Downgrades GAC GROUP (02238.HK) to Neutral, Cuts TP to $3.6For other tech stocks, BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +2.500 (+2.306%) Short selling $463.68M; Ratio 24.693% gained 1.7%, while XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.120 (+0.605%) Short selling $271.59M; Ratio 12.954% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +0.050 (+0.086%) Short selling $437.37M; Ratio 19.324% escalated less than 1%. Mobile phone-related stocks rose, with BYD ELECTRONIC (00285.HK) -0.050 (-0.148%) Short selling $13.94M; Ratio 4.326% , COWELL (01415.HK) -0.480 (-2.417%) Short selling $1.81M; Ratio 3.588% and AAC TECH (02018.HK) -1.900 (-7.308%) Short selling $52.39M; Ratio 15.724% each mounting 2.7% to 4.4%. The market was looking forward to possible M&As among Chinese carmakers, NIO-SW (09866.HK) +0.050 (+0.119%) Short selling $40.16M; Ratio 26.249% and XPENG-W (09868.HK) +0.400 (+1.272%) Short selling $96.95M; Ratio 14.731% hiked 6.2% and 8.2%, while BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +0.800 (+0.361%) Short selling $173.65M; Ratio 16.237% escalated 0.7%. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -3.800 (-3.811%) Short selling $255.61M; Ratio 15.537% unveiled its first battery electric multipurpose passenger vehicle "MEGA", and its shares lifted 1.1%.YUM CHINA (09987.HK) -0.400 (-0.131%) Short selling $24.85M; Ratio 29.857% audited net profit rose 87% last year and declared a final dividend of US$16 cents. Its share price rose 0.3% for the day. Pharmaceutical stocks INNOVENT BIO (01801.HK) +0.250 (+0.628%) Short selling $29.41M; Ratio 10.642% and BEIGENE (06160.HK) +1.700 (+1.668%) Short selling $34.74M; Ratio 20.429% crumpled 6.3% and 8.4%. Telecom stock CHINA UNICOM (00762.HK) +0.070 (+1.122%) Short selling $2.33M; Ratio 1.119% spiked 7%.Related NewsBOCI Raises Baidu (BIDU.US) TP to US$169.87; AI Propels Continued GrowthFor financials, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -1.550 (-2.211%) Short selling $346.37M; Ratio 13.774% added 1.6% to $61.2, while HKEX (00388.HK) +3.000 (+1.027%) Short selling $573.84M; Ratio 21.627% dropped another 1.2% after announcing in-line results yesterday afternoon. AIA (01299.HK) +2.100 (+3.323%) Short selling $217.91M; Ratio 10.329% fell 1.7%, and STANCHART (02888.HK) +0.650 (+0.847%) Short selling $2.80M; Ratio 7.633% rose 2.5% at $65.5.NEW WORLD DEV (00017.HK) +0.320 (+3.386%) Short selling $36.61M; Ratio 29.569% shares crashed 6.8% to $9.2. The company announced at noon that it sold its interest in Discovery Park to Chinachem for $4.02 billion, making a profit of about $1.3 billion.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2024-05-17 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)Related NewsHaitong Int'l Elevates TENCENT (00700.HK) TP to $464 as High Quality Growth Continues w/ More Upsides in Games