Hong Kong stocks elevated in the morning. HSI escalated 224 points, or 1.2%, to 18,538 at the half-day. HSCEI rose 105 points or 1.6% to 6,561. HSTECH advanced 74 points or 1.9% to 3,946. Half-day turnover totalled $69.41 billion. TRACKER FUND (02800.HK)  +0.120 (+0.609%)    Short selling $5.30B; Ratio 58.479%   advanced 1.5% to $18.69, with half-day turnover of nearly $8.5 billion.

Today is the ex-dividend date of HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  +0.400 (+0.584%)    Short selling $346.37M; Ratio 13.774%   . Its share price elevated 0.7% to $68.4. HKEX (00388.HK)  +1.800 (+0.610%)    Short selling $573.84M; Ratio 21.627%   and AIA (01299.HK)  +0.250 (+0.383%)    Short selling $217.91M; Ratio 10.329%   inclined 1.5% and 2%. Chinese insurers PING AN (02318.HK)  +0.050 (+0.110%)    Short selling $1.13B; Ratio 21.510%   , CHINA TAIPING (00966.HK)  -0.140 (-1.505%)    Short selling $23.22M; Ratio 8.145%   , PICC P&C (02328.HK)  +0.180 (+1.705%)    Short selling $68.74M; Ratio 10.240%   , CPIC (02601.HK)  +0.300 (+1.361%)    Short selling $151.91M; Ratio 19.887%   and ZA ONLINE (06060.HK)  +0.180 (+1.155%)    Short selling $27.51M; Ratio 19.150%   ascended 2.9% to 4.1%.

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Chinese property stocks were boosted by Hangzhou's complete lifting of housing purchase restrictions and free household registration for home buyers. SHIMAO GROUP (00813.HK)  -0.040 (-3.030%)   skyrocketed 42%, while CIFI HOLD GP (00884.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $4.98M; Ratio 0.725%   , KWG GROUP (01813.HK)  -0.020 (-3.333%)   , SUNAC (01918.HK)  +0.050 (+2.703%)    Short selling $79.74M; Ratio 2.812%   , SINO-OCEAN GP (03377.HK)  -0.020 (-3.175%)   and AGILE GROUP (03383.HK)  -0.030 (-3.261%)    Short selling $3.66M; Ratio 1.543%   soared 14% to 16%. CHINA JINMAO (00817.HK)  +0.010 (+1.111%)    Short selling $13.86M; Ratio 5.919%   , R&F PROPERTIES (02777.HK)  -0.080 (-6.015%)    Short selling $6.00M; Ratio 5.788%   and CHINA VANKE (02202.HK)  +0.360 (+5.263%)    Short selling $441.12M; Ratio 14.435%   surged 7.7% to 9.8%, while LONGFOR GROUP (00960.HK)  -0.260 (-1.699%)    Short selling $570.46M; Ratio 36.648%   and GREENTOWN CHINA (03900.HK)  -0.050 (-0.543%)    Short selling $75.18M; Ratio 17.013%   hiked 5.7% and 6.5%. Property manager CG SERVICES (06098.HK)  +0.050 (+0.733%)    Short selling $45.47M; Ratio 6.908%   also rallied 5.7%.

Domestic demand and consumer stocks advanced. TSINGTAO BREW (00168.HK)  +1.600 (+2.562%)    Short selling $49.18M; Ratio 16.840%   , CHINA RES BEER (00291.HK)  +0.300 (+0.810%)    Short selling $17.12M; Ratio 2.921%   , LI NING (02331.HK)  +1.300 (+5.909%)    Short selling $40.33M; Ratio 8.441%   , CTG DUTY-FREE (01880.HK)  +2.000 (+2.681%)    Short selling $31.60M; Ratio 15.940%   and MAOYAN ENT (01896.HK)  +0.300 (+3.219%)    Short selling $2.86M; Ratio 6.659%   inclined 3% to 3.7%. XIABUXIABU (00520.HK)  +0.080 (+3.670%)    Short selling $2.26M; Ratio 4.881%   , XTEP INT'L (01368.HK)  -0.040 (-0.676%)    Short selling $6.02M; Ratio 11.195%   and MNSO (09896.HK)  -0.350 (-0.739%)    Short selling $23.80M; Ratio 13.612%   lifted more than 5%. Car stocks GWMOTOR (02333.HK)  -0.120 (-0.803%)    Short selling $63.33M; Ratio 15.420%   and DONGFENG GROUP (00489.HK)  -0.010 (-0.337%)    Short selling $19.75M; Ratio 19.705%   mounted 4.1% and 3.2%.

BYD ELECTRONIC (00285.HK)  +0.950 (+2.811%)    Short selling $13.94M; Ratio 4.326%   , Q TECH (01478.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $1.37M; Ratio 11.050%   and SUNNY OPTICAL (02382.HK)  +0.150 (+0.341%)    Short selling $48.79M; Ratio 8.449%   rallied 5.3% to 6.5% after Apple announced new iPads.

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Chip stocks SMIC (00981.HK)  -0.040 (-0.238%)    Short selling $29.28M; Ratio 4.433%   and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  -0.220 (-1.142%)    Short selling $51.26M; Ratio 12.134%   surged 5.1% and 8.8% after the US withdrew licences to export chips to Huawei, while PC maker LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK)  -0.060 (-0.587%)    Short selling $52.92M; Ratio 7.387%   ascended 6.3%. In other tech stocks, BABA-SW (09988.HK)  -0.100 (-0.117%)    Short selling $1.05B; Ratio 11.081%   climbed 0.5%, TENCENT (00700.HK)  +0.200 (+0.051%)    Short selling $1.07B; Ratio 9.649%   , JD-SW (09618.HK)  +4.400 (+3.281%)    Short selling $196.38M; Ratio 10.404%   , BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -3.400 (-3.066%)    Short selling $463.68M; Ratio 24.693%   , NTES-S (09999.HK)  +2.800 (+1.720%)    Short selling $237.38M; Ratio 16.616%   and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  +0.850 (+1.460%)    Short selling $437.37M; Ratio 19.324%   increased 1.2% to 2%, and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  +2.800 (+2.171%)    Short selling $148.77M; Ratio 17.694%   inclined 2.7%. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -1.800 (-1.440%)    Short selling $446.65M; Ratio 11.192%   and SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)  +0.130 (+9.286%)    Short selling $43.08M; Ratio 4.152%   escalated 4.3%.

Pharmaceutical stocks SINO BIOPHARM (01177.HK)  +0.050 (+1.618%)    Short selling $13.97M; Ratio 10.905%   , WUXI BIO (02269.HK)  -0.080 (-0.569%)    Short selling $29.76M; Ratio 2.631%   , PHARMARON (03759.HK)  +0.140 (+1.241%)    Short selling $3.82M; Ratio 5.685%   , CHINARES PHARMA (03320.HK)  -0.030 (-0.485%)    Short selling $2.13M; Ratio 2.867%   and GENSCRIPT BIO (01548.HK)  -0.300 (-2.423%)    Short selling $8.03M; Ratio 6.008%   escalated more than 4%, while BEIGENE (06160.HK)  +1.300 (+1.255%)    Short selling $34.74M; Ratio 20.429%   and CANSINOBIO (06185.HK)  -0.100 (-0.465%)    Short selling $1.18M; Ratio 3.684%   mounted more than 5%.

The Baltic Dry Index lifted for the fifth consecutive time. OOIL (00316.HK)  +1.100 (+0.816%)    Short selling $6.52M; Ratio 4.890%   and COSCO SHIP HOLD (01919.HK)  +0.040 (+0.315%)    Short selling $135.52M; Ratio 25.251%   rallied 5.4% and 6.6%, while PACIFIC BASIN (02343.HK)  +0.080 (+2.847%)    Short selling $2.57M; Ratio 3.556%   also advanced 5%.

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(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2024-05-17 16:25.)