The HSI ticked up 56 points or 0.3% to 24,799 at midday. The HSCEI added 16 points or 0.2% to 8,910. The HSTECH inched up 18 points or 0.3% to 5,499. The total half-day turnover of the market amounted to $112.352 billion.BABA-W (09988.HK) +2.500 (+2.142%) Short selling $657.00M; Ratio 13.730% launched its first image generation foundation model in the Tongyi Qianwen series, Qwen-Image, but its share price lost 0.7% to $115.4. TENCENT (00700.HK) -2.000 (-0.352%) Short selling $1.19B; Ratio 21.289% 's mobile game Valorant is set to be launched on 19 August, with reports saying it has already received 60 million pre-registrations. The stock climbed 0.5% to $552.5. China's game market sales revenue rose 14% to RMB168 billion in 1H25. NTES-S (09999.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $82.29M; Ratio 13.990% and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) -1.000 (-0.542%) Short selling $98.50M; Ratio 25.459% jumped up 1.2% and 2.2%. XD INC (02400.HK) +1.100 (+1.519%) Short selling $6.98M; Ratio 3.514% forecasted 1H25 minimum profit to be RMB790 million, up over 2x, boosting its share price by 24.9%.Pharma INNOVENT BIO (01801.HK) -6.100 (-6.221%) Short selling $83.14M; Ratio 5.049% , CANSINOBIO (06185.HK) -2.050 (-3.939%) Short selling $20.98M; Ratio 14.603% , AKESO (09926.HK) -12.200 (-7.126%) Short selling $208.47M; Ratio 16.313% and INNOCARE (09969.HK) -1.680 (-8.842%) Short selling $9.10M; Ratio 3.556% mounted 3.8-5.2%. Medical imaging services provider RIMAG GROUP (02522.HK) -0.190 (-1.197%) Short selling $947.24K; Ratio 0.408% reported a minimum profit increase of 13.5x for 1H25, and its stock price spiked 14.9%.Casinos ascended, with SJM HOLDINGS (00880.HK) +0.130 (+3.916%) Short selling $9.91M; Ratio 12.880% , MELCO INT'L DEV (00200.HK) +0.080 (+1.530%) Short selling $1.13M; Ratio 4.319% , MGM CHINA (02282.HK) +0.390 (+2.316%) Short selling $2.77M; Ratio 2.866% and GALAXY ENT (00027.HK) +1.500 (+3.758%) Short selling $65.88M; Ratio 16.638% elevating between 3.1% and 4.5%. For financials, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) +1.700 (+1.753%) Short selling $161.44M; Ratio 25.273% slid 0.1%, while HKEX (00388.HK) +4.200 (+0.980%) Short selling $186.19M; Ratio 22.259% and AIA (01299.HK) +1.100 (+1.496%) Short selling $93.66M; Ratio 14.892% lifted 0.8% and 1.3%. Steel stocks MAANSHAN IRON (00323.HK) -0.050 (-1.894%) Short selling $11.79M; Ratio 13.585% and ANGANG STEEL (00347.HK) -0.030 (-1.261%) Short selling $4.65M; Ratio 21.665% rallied 9.6% and 5% at midday.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-07 12:25.)