The HSI opened 1 point higher at 25,636. The HSCEI grew 10 points or 0.1% to 8,902. The HSTECH climbed 20 points or 0.4% to 5,503.Robotics stock DOBOT (02432.HK) +4.560 (+13.451%) Short selling $13.28M; Ratio 1.520% rallied 4.3% to HKD35.36 at open on an announcement that it plans to list on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Its peer UBTECH ROBOTICS (09880.HK) +9.900 (+8.285%) Short selling $251.13M; Ratio 10.310% also rose 1.5% to HKD121.3 after announcing that its chairman will not reduce holdings within a year.Related NewsOvernight Shibor Drops 0.5 Bps to 1.267%Chip maker SMIC (00981.HK) +2.950 (+4.242%) Short selling $236.89M; Ratio 3.513% opened 2.8% higher. It completed the acquisition of 49% equity in SMNC for a final price of RMB40.6 billion. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) +0.100 (+0.096%) Short selling $591.79M; Ratio 17.202% edged down 0.2% to HKD104, even though Dianping will be giving away 45 million large consumption vouchers from today until Friday (2nd).Among other tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK) +1.200 (+0.837%) Short selling $1.24B; Ratio 14.279% opened flat at HKD143.3. TENCENT (00700.HK) +3.500 (+0.587%) Short selling $636.97M; Ratio 7.835% added 0.3% to HKD598.5. JD-SW (09618.HK) +1.600 (+1.429%) Short selling $232.57M; Ratio 21.827% gained 0.8%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +10.600 (+8.900%) Short selling $746.06M; Ratio 23.851% surged 3.1%. NTES-S (09999.HK) +5.600 (+2.590%) Short selling $232.10M; Ratio 22.353% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +0.700 (+1.097%) Short selling $105.19M; Ratio 11.868% dropped 0.6% and 0.5%.In the automotive sector, XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.780 (+2.022%) Short selling $560.80M; Ratio 13.356% opened intact at HKD38.58. NIO-SW (09866.HK) +0.880 (+2.183%) Short selling $103.66M; Ratio 32.939% swelled 5.2%. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) +0.520 (+2.971%) Short selling $288.91M; Ratio 23.519% and BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +0.500 (+0.515%) Short selling $239.14M; Ratio 16.407% inched 0.3% higher. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -0.300 (-0.454%) Short selling $113.79M; Ratio 16.568% and XPENG-W (09868.HK) +1.050 (+1.328%) Short selling $190.44M; Ratio 22.372% lost 0.1%.As commodity prices slid steeply, gold stocks SD GOLD (01787.HK) -0.160 (-0.455%) Short selling $47.57M; Ratio 17.357% and ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK) +1.240 (+3.634%) Short selling $524.22M; Ratio 26.013% opened down 2% and 2.2%. ZHAOJIN MINING (01818.HK) -0.260 (-0.827%) Short selling $32.59M; Ratio 8.927% eroded 3%. Aluminum stocks CHINAHONGQIAO (01378.HK) +0.860 (+2.708%) Short selling $160.76M; Ratio 14.549% and CHALCO (02600.HK) +0.610 (+5.268%) Short selling $181.45M; Ratio 18.810% faded 2.4%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-12-30 16:25.)