The HSI settled the midday up 75 points or 0.3% at 26,463. The HSCEI rose 31 points or 0.3% to 9,396. The HSTECH gained 66 points or 1.1% to 6,055. The total market turnover for the half-day amounted to HKD162.006 billion.TENCENT (00700.HK) +0.500 (+0.078%) Short selling $1.19B; Ratio 8.925% inched up nearly 0.1% to HKD644 after it updated its Global Medium Term Note Program with a plan to issue USD30 billion in notes. JD-SW (09618.HK) +4.500 (+3.351%) Short selling $457.47M; Ratio 14.437% added 0.8%. Sainsbury's ended talks with JD-SW regarding the sale of its Argos.Chip stocks SMIC (00981.HK) +0.250 (+0.360%) Short selling $725.81M; Ratio 6.797% and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) +2.350 (+4.055%) Short selling $373.37M; Ratio 9.543% swelled 1.3% and 3.1% as China launched an anti-dumping investigation on imported analog chips originating from the US.Among other tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK) +0.700 (+0.442%) Short selling $3.60B; Ratio 16.232% rose 2.8% to HKD155.4. BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +0.800 (+0.379%) Short selling $168.33M; Ratio 17.533% leaped 5.6%. NTES-S (09999.HK) -3.600 (-1.498%) Short selling $412.14M; Ratio 19.155% and XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.150 (-0.264%) Short selling $1.47B; Ratio 14.865% gained 1.5% and 1.2%. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) +0.800 (+0.758%) Short selling $1.09B; Ratio 15.904% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -0.550 (-0.720%) Short selling $844.32M; Ratio 22.267% inclined less than 1%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.300 (-0.979%) Short selling $2.53B; Ratio 47.951% fell 1.9%.In addition, EAST BUY (01797.HK) -1.060 (-3.938%) Short selling $190.28M; Ratio 8.623% , PA GOODDOCTOR (01833.HK) +0.120 (+0.574%) Short selling $85.57M; Ratio 21.636% , and KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) -0.100 (-1.135%) Short selling $23.33M; Ratio 5.139% tumbled 3.3-3.7%. KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK) -0.290 (-1.718%) Short selling $100.26M; Ratio 14.212% and GDS-SW (09698.HK) +0.060 (+0.158%) Short selling $208.57M; Ratio 49.489% slumped 4.7% and 6.6%.Car makers staged a rally. NIO-SW (09866.HK) +2.500 (+4.452%) Short selling $391.66M; Ratio 30.620% and LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -1.100 (-1.081%) Short selling $209.85M; Ratio 12.951% spiked 6% and 5.1%. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +0.700 (+0.621%) Short selling $688.90M; Ratio 18.942% and LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) +1.550 (+2.445%) Short selling $69.63M; Ratio 12.131% leaped 4% and 3.8%. XPENG-W (09868.HK) +2.800 (+3.442%) Short selling $120.04M; Ratio 7.098% ticked up 2.5%.China's three-year plan for new energy storage construction was released. Aiming to achieve an installed capacity of over 180 million kW by 2027, the plan will drive direct investment of around RMB250 billion. Battery stock CATL (03750.HK) +10.500 (+2.079%) Short selling $227.87M; Ratio 15.666% mushroomed 6.8% to HKD462.2 at midday. Lithium stocks GANFENGLITHIUM (01772.HK) +3.240 (+9.513%) Short selling $120.41M; Ratio 6.379% and TIANQI LITHIUM (09696.HK) +1.900 (+4.832%) Short selling $18.04M; Ratio 3.789% advanced 3.9% and 3.1%, respectively.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-09-19 16:25.)