The HSI settled the midday down 59 points or 0.3% at 23,581. The HSCEI fell 22 points or 0.3% to 8,570. The HSTECH dropped 33 points or 0.6% to 5,348. The total half-day turnover for the market was HKD110.149 billion.China’s State Administration for Market Regulation held a symposium with platform operators, encouraging tailored measures to support individual businesses. BABA-W (09988.HK) -5.300 (-4.112%) Short selling $846.92M; Ratio 7.148% inched down 0.3% to HKD130.TENCENT (00700.HK) -6.500 (-1.261%) Short selling $498.74M; Ratio 8.396% logged an in-line 22% increase in its non-IFRS net profit for 1Q. Its stock price opened 2% higher but eventually ended the midday down 0.5% at HKD518.5. Amid reports indicating that TENCENT has established an e-commerce product department to advance WeChat's transaction model, WEIMOB INC (02013.HK) -0.190 (-9.314%) Short selling $89.51M; Ratio 21.146% was hyped up 20.5%, on a half-day turnover of over HKD1 billion.Among other tech stocks, XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.950 (+1.894%) Short selling $510.79M; Ratio 14.852% and NTES-S (09999.HK) +20.800 (+12.374%) Short selling $297.37M; Ratio 12.372% rose 1% and 1.8%, respectively, while KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -1.250 (-2.406%) Short selling $200.88M; Ratio 20.567% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.050 (-1.173%) Short selling $56.33M; Ratio 21.198% , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -4.300 (-3.176%) Short selling $559.14M; Ratio 15.973% , and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +5.000 (+3.584%) Short selling $75.02M; Ratio 24.711% fell 1.5-2.2%. JD-SW (09618.HK) -3.900 (-2.880%) Short selling $78.18M; Ratio 6.771% faltered 3.6%. TME-SW (01698.HK) -1.400 (-2.131%) Short selling $6.20M; Ratio 19.634% surged 8.9% at midday. XD INC (02400.HK) +0.900 (+2.305%) Short selling $6.09M; Ratio 6.006% ballooned 6.5%. JD HEALTH (06618.HK) +1.450 (+3.723%) Short selling $26.71M; Ratio 31.570% and GDS-SW (09698.HK) +0.050 (+0.191%) Short selling $16.56M; Ratio 36.987% waned 2.6% and 3.5%. PA GOODDOCTOR (01833.HK) -0.080 (-1.122%) Short selling $2.90M; Ratio 18.400% sank 5.4%. Chip stock SMIC (00981.HK) +0.550 (+1.333%) Short selling $50.87M; Ratio 5.210% edged down 0.6%. PC manufacturer LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK) +0.010 (+0.102%) Short selling $40.51M; Ratio 25.981% eroded 2.3%.In the automotive sector, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +15.600 (+3.711%) Short selling $394.15M; Ratio 14.065% rallied 3.5% to HKD429.2. It once reached a new intraday high of HKD431.2. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) +0.240 (+1.226%) Short selling $224.23M; Ratio 17.717% also grew 2.4% to HKD19.6. Lithium stocks GANFENGLITHIUM (01772.HK) -0.120 (-0.620%) Short selling $4.10M; Ratio 13.924% and TIANQI LITHIUM (09696.HK) -0.150 (-0.638%) Short selling $988.35K; Ratio 8.289% slipped 2.9% and 3.7%, respectively.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-16 12:25.)