U.S. markets saw the Nasdaq and S&P 500 ascend, fueled by gains in Nvidia and Tesla, while the DJIA lost 89 points or 0.2%. In Hong Kong, the HSI opened 3 points higher at 23,644; the HSCEI dipped 13 points or 0.2% to 8,579; and the HSTECH sank 7 points or 0.1% to 5,374.China’s State Administration for Market Regulation held a symposium with platform operators, encouraging tailored measures to support individual businesses. BABA-W (09988.HK) -0.900 (-0.690%) Short selling $514.44M; Ratio 10.969% opened 0.8% higher at HKD131.4. TENCENT (00700.HK) -4.500 (-0.864%) Short selling $1.06B; Ratio 10.995% , reporting a 22% YoY rise in 1Q25 non-IFRS net profit in line with expectations, opened 2% up at HKD531.5.Other techs displayed mixed performance: MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -3.100 (-2.224%) Short selling $569.36M; Ratio 19.875% , KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -1.100 (-2.074%) Short selling $95.87M; Ratio 17.653% , and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) -4.600 (-3.221%) Short selling $69.15M; Ratio 32.875% opened 0.4%-1% lower. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.150 (+0.298%) Short selling $479.83M; Ratio 9.677% was flat at HKD50.4. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.550 (-1.707%) Short selling $51.42M; Ratio 24.371% was unchanged at HKD90.8. JD-SW (09618.HK) -5.500 (-3.884%) Short selling $172.73M; Ratio 12.549% slid 2.4%, and NTES-S (09999.HK) +1.800 (+1.084%) Short selling $65.67M; Ratio 13.561% leaped 2.2%. TME-SW (01698.HK) +5.050 (+8.211%) Short selling $10.43M; Ratio 18.703% surged 6.2%. In chips, SMIC (00981.HK) -0.750 (-1.756%) Short selling $51.64M; Ratio 5.987% gained 0.6%. Among automakers, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +7.200 (+1.737%) Short selling $1.01B; Ratio 30.065% was flat at HKD414.4, while LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -0.600 (-0.532%) Short selling $145.19M; Ratio 23.031% and XPENG-W (09868.HK) -0.700 (-0.856%) Short selling $90.14M; Ratio 15.188% sagged 1.8% and 1%, respectively.As to financials, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -0.650 (-0.716%) Short selling $59.14M; Ratio 10.896% opened 1.4% lower at HKD89.5. HKEX (00388.HK) -1.200 (-0.315%) Short selling $236.62M; Ratio 22.792% was flat at HKD381. AIA (01299.HK) +0.550 (+0.842%) Short selling $792.85M; Ratio 39.813% spiked 4% to HKD67.9.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-15 12:25.)