Today is the settlement day for index futures and is the peak of the results announcement period, and the Hong Kong market declined. HSI dropped 225 points or 1.4% to close at 16,392. HSCEI fell 97 points or 1.7% to close at 5,728 points. The HSTECH tumbled 78 points or 2.3% to close at 3,393. Total turnover for the day was $115.609 billion.

As for tech stocks, BABA-SW (09988.HK)  +2.300 (+3.151%)    Short selling $799.19M; Ratio 13.862%   sold all of its Bilibili ADS (BILI.US)      holdings, and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  +4.200 (+4.196%)    Short selling $184.93M; Ratio 28.469%   decreased 3.6%. BABA withdrew its application to list Cainiao, and its shares declined 2.1%. TENCENT (00700.HK)  +9.000 (+2.652%)    Short selling $1.88B; Ratio 18.261%   agreed to develop apps for Apple's (AAPL.US)      VisionPro, and TENCENT elevated 0.9% to $302. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  +4.100 (+3.677%)    Short selling $1.70B; Ratio 25.197%   , JD-SW (09618.HK)  +6.400 (+5.750%)    Short selling $602.09M; Ratio 29.397%   and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  +3.700 (+7.008%)    Short selling $697.32M; Ratio 26.910%   descended 1.9% to 2.5%, while XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)  +0.760 (+4.578%)    Short selling $597.84M; Ratio 14.869%   and BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  +3.000 (+3.064%)    Short selling $191.08M; Ratio 20.554%   dropped 3.5% and 4.7%.

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GDS-SW (09698.HK)  +0.460 (+6.657%)    Short selling $4.76M; Ratio 9.372%   crashed 26.5% after its loss last year widened to RMB4.29 billion. SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)  +0.360 (+43.373%)    Short selling $180.65M; Ratio 4.353%   saw its loss widen to RMB6.44 billion last year, and its shares cratered 10.3%.

As for auto stocks, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK)  +9.000 (+4.416%)    Short selling $507.78M; Ratio 18.848%   saw its full-year net profit rise 81%, but its shares plummeted 6.1%. Car agent ZHONGSHENG HLDG (00881.HK)  +0.880 (+6.461%)    Short selling $10.67M; Ratio 15.606%   logged 25% less net profit last year and reduced its final dividend, and its share price descended 1.6%.

For property managers, CG SERVICES (06098.HK)  +0.220 (+4.691%)    Short selling $25.18M; Ratio 16.478%   recorded an 85% decline in annual net profit, and its shares dipped 4.5%. CHINA RES MIXC (01209.HK)  +0.950 (+3.486%)    Short selling $12.61M; Ratio 6.405%   rose 5.9%, while POLY PPT SER (06049.HK)  +1.800 (+6.498%)    Short selling $5.61M; Ratio 5.094%   and GREENTOWN SER (02869.HK)  +0.140 (+4.389%)    Short selling $692.78K; Ratio 6.698%   surged 8.6% and 11.8%.

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Several blue chips announced their results, MENGNIU DAIRY (02319.HK)  +0.320 (+2.025%)    Short selling $23.85M; Ratio 7.903%   full-year net profit waned 9%, and its shares nosedived 9.9%. NONGFU SPRING (09633.HK)  +0.050 (+0.112%)    Short selling $14.18M; Ratio 6.790%   annual net profit mounted 42%, and its shares fell 1.1%. WH GROUP (00288.HK)  +0.030 (+0.517%)    Short selling $17.40M; Ratio 11.132%   net profit before biological fair value adjustment plummeted 57% last year, but its share price mounted 2.3%.

HANSOH PHARMA (03692.HK)  +0.420 (+2.500%)    Short selling $10.93M; Ratio 11.506%   annual net profit rose 27%, while WUXI BIO (02269.HK)  +0.740 (+5.808%)    Short selling $47.47M; Ratio 6.442%   annual net profit descended 23%. Their shares lifted 4% and 1.5% respectively. SHENZHOU INTL (02313.HK)  +1.450 (+1.910%)    Short selling $59.76M; Ratio 13.208%   management is optimistic about this year's business outlook, and its shares rocketed 10.5%.

(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2024-04-26 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)

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