The HSI ended the midday up 62 points or 0.3% at 25,057. The HSCEI edged up 0.62 points to 9,040. The HSTECH rose 3 points to 5,589. The total half-day turnover for the market amounted to HKD137.789 billion.Tech stocks were mixed. BABA-W (09988.HK) -1.700 (-1.413%) Short selling $869.49M; Ratio 9.268% launched the upgraded Qwen3 version, which could outperform closed-source models like Kimi-K2, yet the company dipped 0.6% at midday. TENCENT (00700.HK) -6.500 (-1.167%) Short selling $1.48B; Ratio 11.044% inched 0.6% higher. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -2.850 (-3.740%) Short selling $678.43M; Ratio 13.245% rose 1.7%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.100 (-1.220%) Short selling $504.51M; Ratio 38.702% added 0.9%. JD-SW (09618.HK) -2.000 (-1.500%) Short selling $470.92M; Ratio 22.711% lost 0.8%. It is rumored that the actual transaction amount for JD-SW 's acquisition of Kai Bo was far below HKD4 billion, though official information is expected to be released in August. SENSETIME-W (00020.HK) -0.030 (-1.734%) Short selling $428.30M; Ratio 14.981% dropped 2.4%. UBTECH ROBOTICS (09880.HK) +0.200 (+0.216%) Short selling $121.05M; Ratio 7.885% dived 5.7%. It intends to place shares at a 9.1% discount to raise net proceeds of HKD2.41 billion.Among car makers, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) -3.300 (-2.498%) Short selling $1.37B; Ratio 36.880% rolled out its 13 millionth new energy vehicle, lifting its stock price by 2.2%. NIO-SW (09866.HK) +0.350 (+0.920%) Short selling $158.79M; Ratio 37.398% swelled 4.5%. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) +0.520 (+2.717%) Short selling $155.77M; Ratio 14.623% gained 0.5%. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -2.000 (-1.684%) Short selling $196.02M; Ratio 11.561% slipped 2.3%. XPENG-W (09868.HK) -0.150 (-0.198%) Short selling $294.29M; Ratio 14.803% ebbed 0.5%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -1.000 (-1.711%) Short selling $546.00M; Ratio 11.257% remained flat at HKD57.75.Chinese Premier of the State Council Li Qiang has recently signed a State Council decree announcing the implementation of the "Housing Leasing Regulations" starting September 15. The regulations aim to encourage increased rental housing supply through multiple channels. Chinese developer LONGFOR GROUP (00960.HK) -0.040 (-0.377%) Short selling $20.94M; Ratio 9.503% advanced 1.2%, while AGILE GROUP (03383.HK) +0.010 (+1.923%) Short selling $699.86K; Ratio 5.699% fell 1.1%.Chinese infrastructure stocks rallied, with CHINA COMM CONS (01800.HK) -0.030 (-0.510%) Short selling $16.68M; Ratio 8.787% soaring 8.6%. CHINA RAILWAY (00390.HK) -0.010 (-0.241%) Short selling $11.54M; Ratio 9.166% and CHINA RAIL CONS (01186.HK) -0.040 (-0.686%) Short selling $1.56M; Ratio 1.835% also mushroomed 5% and 5.9%, respectively.CKH HOLDINGS (00001.HK) +0.150 (+0.287%) Short selling $122.47M; Ratio 15.139% escalated 2.9% on reports saying that COSCO Shipping Group plans to join in acquiring its port business.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-24 16:25.)