The HSI opened 135 points or 0.5% lower at 25,531 this morning (25th). The HSCEI opened 41 points or 0.5% lower at 9,216. The HSTECH opened 29 points or 0.5% lower at 5,713.Financial stock HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -0.900 (-0.936%) Short selling $204.66M; Ratio 10.847% slid 0.8% to $101.4, while HKEX (00388.HK) -10.000 (-2.342%) Short selling $354.78M; Ratio 8.476% ebbed 0.3%. AIA (01299.HK) -2.050 (-2.793%) Short selling $188.92M; Ratio 11.241% lost 1.9%, being the worst-performing blue chip.Among stocks that announced positive profit alert, KINGBOARD HLDG (00148.HK) -0.400 (-1.423%) Short selling $5.71M; Ratio 8.424% surged 10.2%, as it forecasted am increase of over 70% in its 1H25 net profit to $2.56 billion. LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK) -0.120 (-1.179%) Short selling $8.29M; Ratio 14.909% expected its interim net profit to rise by 3.3-3.5x, and its share price swelled 6.1%. Moreover, XINYI SOLAR (00968.HK) +0.040 (+1.311%) Short selling $96.58M; Ratio 22.324% jumped up 2.1%, being the best-performing blue chip, while its same series XINYI GLASS (00868.HK) +0.030 (+0.370%) Short selling $39.88M; Ratio 27.779% added 0.8%. NONGFU SPRING (09633.HK) -0.500 (-1.100%) Short selling $91.09M; Ratio 22.618% also leaped 2%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-01 16:25.)