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<H Shrs>HSI Opens 165 Pts Higher as BIDU/ AIA Boom; Chip Stocks Rise
Hong Kong stocks opened higher in the morning session. The HSI opened 165 points or 0.6% higher at 26,750. The HSCEI opened 50 points or 0.5% higher at 9,173. The HSTECH opened 48 ...
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<H Shrs>HSI Opens 165 Pts Higher as BIDU/ AIA Boom; Chip Stocks Rise
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Hong Kong stocks opened higher in the morning session. The HSI opened 165 points or 0.6% higher at 26,750. The HSCEI opened 50 points or 0.5% higher at 9,173. The HSTECH opened 48 points or 0.8% higher at 5,795.

External memory chip stocks surged. Chip equipment maker ASMPT (00522.HK)  -4.000 (-3.697%)    Short selling $26.80M; Ratio 10.779%   elevated 4.9% to $106.8, as it initiated assessment of strategic options for its SMT Solutions Segment, including a divestiture and public listing.

Chip stocks SMIC (00981.HK)  +0.250 (+0.321%)    Short selling $77.35M; Ratio 2.834%   and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  +0.600 (+0.549%)    Short selling $244.95M; Ratio 16.094%   jumped up 1.6% and 2.1%. KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK)  -0.210 (-1.446%)    Short selling $79.65M; Ratio 21.028%   mounted 3.1% to $14.6 as it expected to swing to a profit of RMB60 -100 million last year, with revenue increasing by approx. 11.1-12.7%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  +0.500 (+0.313%)    Short selling $692.36M; Ratio 34.603%   ballooned 3.8% to $159.5 after JPM expected its 4Q25 revenue and adjusted profit to improve QoQ, and elevated its target price from $185 to $195.

For financials, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  +0.300 (+0.231%)    Short selling $223.99M; Ratio 15.038%   and HKEX (00388.HK)  -4.400 (-1.032%)    Short selling $665.14M; Ratio 26.374%   picked up 0.7% and 0.2%, while AIA (01299.HK)  +0.550 (+0.667%)    Short selling $307.74M; Ratio 20.145%   climbed 2.2%. Gold prices sagged from highs, denting CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK)  +13.200 (+6.452%)    Short selling $42.48M; Ratio 11.483%   and ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)  +0.440 (+1.101%)    Short selling $293.39M; Ratio 16.410%   by 2% and 2.2%. CHOW TAI FOOK (01929.HK)  -0.110 (-0.779%)    Short selling $91.01M; Ratio 47.339%   reported a 17.8% YoY increase in retail sales value last quarter, boosting its share price by 0.7% to $13.8.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-01-23 16:25.)

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