Hong Kong stocks ascended today. HSI rose 223 points or 1.2% to close at 18,537. HSCEI elevated 103 points or 1.6% to close at 6,560. HSTECH advanced 75 points or 1.9% to close at 3,947. Total turnover for the day was $123.684 billion.

Chinese property stocks were boosted by Hangzhou's complete lifting of housing purchase restrictions. SHIMAO GROUP (00813.HK)  -0.150 (-11.364%)   speculated 33% higher, while CIFI HOLD GP (00884.HK)  -0.040 (-7.407%)    Short selling $4.34M; Ratio 1.571%   , KWG GROUP (01813.HK)  -0.070 (-11.667%)   and AGILE GROUP (03383.HK)  -0.070 (-7.609%)    Short selling $4.84M; Ratio 4.650%   rocketed 13% to 16%. R&F PROPERTIES (02777.HK)  -0.140 (-10.526%)    Short selling $8.42M; Ratio 13.423%   , SUNAC (01918.HK)  -0.070 (-3.784%)    Short selling $35.68M; Ratio 2.126%   and SINO-OCEAN GP (03377.HK)  -0.060 (-9.524%)   surged 8.7% to 10%, while CHINA JINMAO (00817.HK)  -0.040 (-4.444%)    Short selling $22.48M; Ratio 17.090%   and CHINA VANKE (02202.HK)  -0.010 (-0.146%)    Short selling $242.48M; Ratio 10.484%   hiked 4.6% and 5.5%. Property management company CG SERVICES (06098.HK)  -0.130 (-1.906%)    Short selling $64.20M; Ratio 14.830%   also rose 4.4%.

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Domestic demand and consumer spending performed well. XTEP INT'L (01368.HK)  +0.080 (+1.351%)    Short selling $8.46M; Ratio 8.850%   spiked 7.6%, as LI NING (02331.HK)  +1.600 (+7.273%)    Short selling $120.51M; Ratio 10.877%   , CHINA RES BEER (00291.HK)  +0.750 (+2.024%)    Short selling $9.55M; Ratio 2.815%   , XIABUXIABU (00520.HK)  +0.060 (+2.752%)    Short selling $2.42M; Ratio 7.199%   and MNSO (09896.HK)  -0.800 (-1.690%)    Short selling $27.14M; Ratio 16.597%   escalated 4.9% to 5.9%. BUD APAC (01876.HK)  +0.080 (+0.691%)    Short selling $15.20M; Ratio 10.686%   and MAOYAN ENT (01896.HK)  +0.170 (+1.824%)    Short selling $2.03M; Ratio 5.146%   elevated 4% and 3.7%.

Auto stocks GWMOTOR (02333.HK)  -0.280 (-1.874%)    Short selling $136.71M; Ratio 22.408%   rose 4.9%. Apple announced new iPads, and BYD ELECTRONIC (00285.HK)  +0.550 (+1.627%)    Short selling $44.15M; Ratio 9.204%   soared 9.2%, while Q TECH (01478.HK)  +0.020 (+0.513%)    Short selling $461.37K; Ratio 7.455%   and SUNNY OPTICAL (02382.HK)  +0.150 (+0.341%)    Short selling $36.78M; Ratio 7.604%   hiked 5.5% and 6%.

Chip stocks SMIC (00981.HK)  -0.140 (-0.831%)    Short selling $11.51M; Ratio 2.159%   and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  -0.100 (-0.519%)    Short selling $37.25M; Ratio 16.709%   rallied 4.7% and 8.8% after the US withdrew licences to export chips to Huawei. PC maker LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $42.34M; Ratio 10.320%   elevated 8.7%

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In other tech stocks, BABA-SW (09988.HK)  -0.350 (-0.408%)    Short selling $326.15M; Ratio 7.174%   lifted 0.9%, TENCENT (00700.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $1.12B; Ratio 12.629%   , NTES-S (09999.HK)  +2.100 (+1.290%)    Short selling $174.73M; Ratio 18.604%   and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  -1.000 (-0.775%)    Short selling $160.47M; Ratio 15.910%   added 2% to 2.3%, MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -1.000 (-0.800%)    Short selling $477.89M; Ratio 13.358%   increased 3.9%, while JD-SW (09618.HK)  +2.700 (+2.013%)    Short selling $383.57M; Ratio 20.241%   and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  +0.950 (+1.632%)    Short selling $276.21M; Ratio 12.896%   climbed 1% and 1.5%. SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)  +0.170 (+12.143%)    Short selling $100.27M; Ratio 3.062%   ascended 2.8%, as KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK)  +0.040 (+0.436%)    Short selling $9.66M; Ratio 7.401%   , ALI HEALTH (00241.HK)  +0.070 (+2.141%)    Short selling $33.49M; Ratio 15.304%   , PA GOODDOCTOR (01833.HK)  +0.280 (+2.208%)    Short selling $17.24M; Ratio 18.182%   , JD HEALTH (06618.HK)  +0.750 (+2.475%)    Short selling $114.24M; Ratio 34.967%   , KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK)  -0.030 (-1.587%)    Short selling $1.48M; Ratio 4.069%   and WEIMOB INC (02013.HK)  +0.070 (+4.023%)    Short selling $14.01M; Ratio 11.183%   advanced 3.6% to 5.2%.

TRACKER FUND (02800.HK)  +0.090 (+0.456%)    Short selling $4.80B; Ratio 44.352%   inclined 1.4% to $18.67, with turnover of over $13.2 billion for the day. Today is the ex-dividend date of HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  +0.300 (+0.438%)    Short selling $112.45M; Ratio 8.909%   , and its shares closed down 0.3% to $67.7. HKEX (00388.HK)  +0.800 (+0.271%)    Short selling $346.72M; Ratio 22.012%   and AIA (01299.HK)  -0.150 (-0.230%)    Short selling $160.74M; Ratio 10.675%   lifted 2.9% and 2.5%. Mainland insurers PING AN (02318.HK)  -0.500 (-1.100%)    Short selling $951.80M; Ratio 26.944%   and PICC P&C (02328.HK)  +0.080 (+0.758%)    Short selling $59.15M; Ratio 14.527%   elevated more than 2%, while ZA ONLINE (06060.HK)  +0.120 (+0.770%)    Short selling $24.96M; Ratio 18.092%   mounted 4.4%.

Baltic Dry Index rose for the fifth straight day. OOIL (00316.HK)  +0.800 (+0.593%)    Short selling $5.97M; Ratio 4.729%   and COSCO SHIP HOLD (01919.HK)  +0.120 (+0.946%)    Short selling $60.27M; Ratio 15.555%   hiked more than 6%, while PACIFIC BASIN (02343.HK)  +0.100 (+3.559%)    Short selling $4.96M; Ratio 8.255%   lifted 5.3%.

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