The HSI settled the midday up 185 points or 0.8% at 24,362. The HSCEI rose 59 points or 0.7% to 8,820. The HSTECH climbed 42 points or 0.8% to 5,340. The total half-day turnover for the market amounted to HKD129.905 billion.China greenlighted a total of 158 Chinese-made and imported games in June, including the titles from TENCENT (00700.HK) -3.500 (-0.683%) Short selling $415.77M; Ratio 10.712% and NTES-S (09999.HK) -2.000 (-0.950%) Short selling $67.03M; Ratio 9.358% . TENCENT and NTES-S inched up 0.1% and 0.9%, respectively. JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.100 (-0.077%) Short selling $102.38M; Ratio 15.689% plans to hire more full-time couriers for its food delivery service. Its stock price advanced 2.5%, and JD LOGISTICS (02618.HK) -0.460 (-3.490%) Short selling $13.57M; Ratio 13.722% was hyped up 6.7%.Among other tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK) -3.200 (-2.771%) Short selling $403.47M; Ratio 7.766% , BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +2.400 (+1.481%) Short selling $60.16M; Ratio 13.114% , and BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +0.250 (+0.293%) Short selling $45.38M; Ratio 22.026% inclined 1.5-1.8%, SMIC (00981.HK) +0.150 (+0.341%) Short selling $186.81M; Ratio 5.989% hiked 2.6%. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -2.300 (-1.745%) Short selling $353.49M; Ratio 14.189% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +1.950 (+3.261%) Short selling $315.46M; Ratio 16.631% edged up 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively. NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK) -1.800 (-4.063%) Short selling $32.28M; Ratio 12.360% skyrocketed 10.6%. JPMorgan upgraded its rating to Overweight and its target price from HKD38 to HKD49.The launch of XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.450 (-0.794%) Short selling $451.84M; Ratio 11.920% 's YU7 was still in the market spotlight. XIAOMI-W opened up 1% but eventually ended the midday down 0.2%. As for other carmakers, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) -4.200 (-3.233%) Short selling $349.71M; Ratio 20.782% and NIO-SW (09866.HK) -0.600 (-2.178%) Short selling $11.74M; Ratio 23.923% gained 0.6% and 2.8%. Battery stock CATL (03750.HK) +3.400 (+1.066%) Short selling $100.63M; Ratio 18.777% added 3.5%.MEITU (01357.HK) +0.030 (+0.359%) Short selling $46.45M; Ratio 12.705% 's founder acquired a nearly 35% stake in CH FIN LEASING (02312.HK) +0.190 (+16.964%) at a premium. CH FIN LEASING mushroomed 3.11x to HKD1.38 after resuming trading. GUOTAI JUNAN I (01788.HK) -0.400 (-10.811%) Short selling $134.95M; Ratio 0.780% received approval from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission to provide virtual asset trading services, lifting its stock price by 68% to HKD2.09 with a turnover of over HKD4.3 billion. Stablecoin concept ZA ONLINE (06060.HK) -1.580 (-7.924%) Short selling $635.87M; Ratio 26.636% eroded 4.4%.Chinese brokers saw speculation, with CSC (06066.HK) -0.480 (-4.348%) Short selling $8.19M; Ratio 6.075% and GTHT (02611.HK) -0.840 (-6.204%) Short selling $30.83M; Ratio 5.184% spiking 6.4% and 5.1%. CICC (03908.HK) -0.860 (-4.629%) Short selling $42.72M; Ratio 6.490% , CITIC SEC (06030.HK) -0.400 (-1.629%) Short selling $94.22M; Ratio 18.968% , and HTSC (06886.HK) -0.540 (-3.313%) Short selling $18.77M; Ratio 9.489% also ballooned 4.2-4.6%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-06-26 12:25.)