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<H Shrs>HSI Ends Down 80 Pts; Casinos Rally, but Pharmas Recede
The HSI crossed the finish line at 23,980, down 80 points or 0.3%. The HSCEI fell 35 points or 0.4% to close at 8,694. The HSTECH slipped 8 points or 0.2%, closing at 5,291. The to...
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The HSI crossed the finish line at 23,980, down 80 points or 0.3%. The HSCEI fell 35 points or 0.4% to close at 8,694. The HSTECH slipped 8 points or 0.2%, closing at 5,291. The total market turnover for the day amounted to HKD202.144 billion.

Casino stocks delivered a sharp rally. SANDS CHINA LTD (01928.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $53.71M; Ratio 29.595%   advanced 5.2% against the market, making it the best-performing blue-chip stock. Citi estimated Macau's GGR for the first 15 days of June to reach MOP10 billion (last week's daily average GGR at MOP686 million, 5% higher than the first eight days of June at MOP650 million) and lifted its forecast for Macau's June GGR to MOP19 billion.

Related NewsM2 Money Supply YoY for May in China is 7.9%, lower than the previous value of 8%. The forecast was 8.1%.
In addition, HSBC Research was upbeat about MGM CHINA (02282.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $6.21M; Ratio 11.132%   and GALAXY ENT (00027.HK)  -0.100 (-0.303%)    Short selling $35.83M; Ratio 11.360%   , believing that the continued improvement in the high-end market would be key to reevaluation. MGM CHINA climbed 4.8% for the day, while GALAXY ENT also grew 1.1%. WYNN MACAU (01128.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $11.60M; Ratio 32.936%   swelled 1.6%.

Among tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK)  -0.600 (-0.535%)    Short selling $1.23B; Ratio 19.581%   released Qwen3's upgraded version, a whole series fully compatible with Apple's MLX architecture. The company's stock price leaped by 1.7%. TENCENT (00700.HK)  -5.000 (-0.984%)    Short selling $1.01B; Ratio 13.169%   inched up 0.8%. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -1.000 (-0.750%)    Short selling $886.92M; Ratio 14.499%   , KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  -0.200 (-0.344%)    Short selling $295.84M; Ratio 25.172%   , NTES-S (09999.HK)  -0.400 (-0.196%)    Short selling $160.60M; Ratio 20.081%   , BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -0.850 (-1.020%)    Short selling $163.78M; Ratio 34.484%   , and GDS-SW (09698.HK)  +0.350 (+1.304%)    Short selling $14.10M; Ratio 18.114%   edged down 0.2-1.5%. MEITU (01357.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $21.48M; Ratio 4.800%   fell 3.8%. JD-SW (09618.HK)  -0.900 (-0.696%)    Short selling $238.62M; Ratio 20.572%   and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $128.51M; Ratio 20.614%   edged 0.5% and 0.2% higher, respectively. Stablecoin concept ZA ONLINE (06060.HK)  +1.600 (+7.862%)    Short selling $310.53M; Ratio 20.523%   added 0.2%. Chip stock SMIC (00981.HK)  -0.250 (-0.637%)    Short selling $230.19M; Ratio 11.743%   faltered nearly 1%.

In the automotive sector, GEELY AUTO (00175.HK)  -0.080 (-0.494%)    Short selling $142.32M; Ratio 18.274%   , BYD COMPANY (01211.HK)  -1.000 (-0.784%)    Short selling $694.11M; Ratio 34.626%   , LI AUTO-W (02015.HK)  +0.500 (+0.480%)    Short selling $389.09M; Ratio 24.921%   , NIO-SW (09866.HK)  -0.300 (-1.119%)    Short selling $65.89M; Ratio 51.811%   , and XPENG-W (09868.HK)  -0.100 (-0.135%)    Short selling $164.65M; Ratio 17.050%   dipped 0.4-2.3%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)  -0.200 (-0.372%)    Short selling $605.78M; Ratio 17.530%   also edged 0.3% lower. The company adopted multiple safety measures for the YU7's battery pack. Battery stock CATL (03750.HK)  +2.600 (+0.849%)    Short selling $164.61M; Ratio 24.920%   grew 0.5%. Lithium stock GANFENGLITHIUM (01772.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $20.04M; Ratio 24.136%   receded 0.7%.

Related NewsRetail Sales YoY for May in China is 6.4%, higher than the previous value of 5.1%. The forecast was 5%.
China plans to cut short the approval cycle for new drug clinical trial applications. Pharma stock CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK)  +0.050 (+0.615%)    Short selling $315.38M; Ratio 21.120%   cratered 6.4%. LUYE PHARMA (02186.HK)  +0.010 (+0.293%)    Short selling $16.25M; Ratio 3.034%   also sank 11.1%. BEIGENE (06160.HK)  +0.800 (+0.517%)    Short selling $98.50M; Ratio 18.230%   , HANSOH PHARMA (03692.HK)  +0.050 (+0.178%)    Short selling $68.05M; Ratio 30.564%   , WUXI BIO (02269.HK)  +0.050 (+0.201%)    Short selling $286.80M; Ratio 23.801%   , and WUXI APPTEC (02359.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $131.84M; Ratio 21.123%   faded 3-3.7%. SINO BIOPHARM (01177.HK)  +0.030 (+0.605%)    Short selling $156.02M; Ratio 20.256%   eroded 5.3%. SIMCERE PHARMA (02096.HK)  -0.080 (-0.737%)    Short selling $31.61M; Ratio 19.134%   granted a license to NextCure, but its stock price still dived 10.5%.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-06-18 16:25.)

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