The HSI closed the midday at 25,742, up 51 points or 0.2%. The HSCEI rose 24 points or 0.27% to 8,925. The HSTECH climbed 49 points or 0.9% to 5,528. Trading slowed ahead of the long holiday, resulting in a half-day turnover of HKD95.586 billion.Major tech stocks delivered a varying performance. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +0.250 (+0.389%) Short selling $32.11M; Ratio 4.710% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -0.300 (-0.250%) Short selling $73.84M; Ratio 18.602% , and BABA-W (09988.HK) -1.200 (-0.815%) Short selling $924.81M; Ratio 21.838% grew 1.7%. TENCENT (00700.HK) +1.000 (+0.166%) Short selling $221.61M; Ratio 5.028% and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $189.94M; Ratio 15.246% edged down about 0.1%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.020 (+0.051%) Short selling $275.25M; Ratio 16.733% dropped 2.1%, with a turnover of HKD3.813 billion. Chip stocks thrived, with SMIC (00981.HK) +2.150 (+3.120%) Short selling $204.26M; Ratio 4.121% soaring 7.3% at midday to HKD69.8, the best performer among blue chips, with a turnover of HKD4.314 billion. HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) +1.150 (+1.636%) Short selling $103.51M; Ratio 6.408% also swelled 5.2%, with a turnover of HKD1.422 billion.Related NewsOvernight Shibor Drops 0.5 Bps to 1.267%Resource stocks trended north as international gold prices hit new highs. JIANGXI COPPER (00358.HK) +0.240 (+0.649%) Short selling $40.13M; Ratio 11.195% and ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK) +0.340 (+0.976%) Short selling $311.51M; Ratio 38.685% jumped 3.1-4.9%. MMG (01208.HK) +0.020 (+0.231%) Short selling $24.73M; Ratio 14.517% added 3% to a new all-time high of HKD8.67. ZHAOJIN MINING (01818.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $23.36M; Ratio 10.221% and SD GOLD (01787.HK) -0.700 (-1.849%) Short selling $20.60M; Ratio 9.589% gained over 4%. CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK) -0.500 (-0.308%) Short selling $9.72M; Ratio 8.490% rocketed 6.3%. CHI SILVER GP (00815.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) also mushroomed 5.8% with international silver prices setting a fresh record.New consumer stocks were hyped up. LAOPU GOLD (06181.HK) -18.500 (-2.670%) Short selling $120.97M; Ratio 27.794% ballooned 5.1% to HKD691.5, with a turnover of HKD483 million. MIXUE GROUP (02097.HK) -2.800 (-0.659%) Short selling $852.66K; Ratio 1.104% spiked 9.4% to HKD432.2, with a turnover of HKD328.5 million. POP MART (09992.HK) -0.200 (-0.100%) Short selling $148.22M; Ratio 26.097% rallied 4% to HKD200.6, with a turnover of HKD1.026 billion.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-12-24 12:25.)