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<H Shrs>HSI Closes Down 894 Pts or 3.5% as Insurers/ Gold & Silver Miners/ Commodities Stocks Drop
The HSI lost 894 points or 3.5% to close at 24,382. The HSCEI dropped 266 points or 3.1% to close at 8,307. The HSTECH faded 159 points or 3.3% to close at 4,712. Total market turn...
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The HSI lost 894 points or 3.5% to close at 24,382. The HSCEI dropped 266 points or 3.1% to close at 8,307. The HSTECH faded 159 points or 3.3% to close at 4,712. Total market turnover for the day amounted to $368.677 billion.

Gold and silver futures fell significantly, putting pressure on gold and silver miners. CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK)  -5.600 (-3.440%)    Short selling $20.17M; Ratio 40.093%   stumbled 5.1%, while SD GOLD (01787.HK)  -0.180 (-0.535%)    Short selling $71.88M; Ratio 44.978%   and CHI SILVER GP (00815.HK)  -0.020 (-4.040%)   dipped over 8%. LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK)  -1.220 (-4.281%)    Short selling $119.87M; Ratio 52.349%   plummeted 12.4%.

ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)  -1.080 (-2.967%)    Short selling $360.61M; Ratio 47.064%   reported a 62% increase in net profit last year with plans to acquire controlling power in CHIFENG GOLD (06693.HK)  -2.360 (-5.335%)    Short selling $38.09M; Ratio 17.738%   through acquisition of A shares and subscription of new H shares, involving nearly RMB18.3 billion. ZIJIN MINING cratered 5%, while CHIFENG GOLD collapsed over 25%. Same series ZIJIN GOLD INTL (02259.HK)  -6.000 (-3.295%)    Short selling $248.76M; Ratio 62.029%   shrank 3.5%.

Gold jewelry retailers LAOPU GOLD (06181.HK)  -12.500 (-1.922%)    Short selling $193.83M; Ratio 88.871%   and LUK FOOK HOLD (00590.HK)  -0.360 (-1.506%)    Short selling $3.37M; Ratio 154.838%   descended 8.6% and 7.3%, while CHOW TAI FOOK (01929.HK)  -0.040 (-0.356%)    Short selling $44.30M; Ratio 115.462%   slumped 4.7%.

Resource stocks JIANGXI COPPER (00358.HK)  -1.040 (-2.902%)    Short selling $48.81M; Ratio 63.606%   , MMG (01208.HK)  -0.270 (-3.444%)    Short selling $21.59M; Ratio 29.770%   , CHALCO (02600.HK)  +0.120 (+1.024%)    Short selling $96.07M; Ratio 35.358%   and CMOC (03993.HK)  -0.490 (-2.808%)    Short selling $322.21M; Ratio 41.988%   eroded 4.7-6.3%, while CHINAHONGQIAO (01378.HK)  +0.320 (+0.880%)    Short selling $468.91M; Ratio 70.472%   's 2025 net profit rose 1.2%, missing expectations, dragging down its share price by 8.1%.

For financials, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  -0.300 (-0.230%)    Short selling $900.85M; Ratio 129.638%   , STANCHART (02888.HK)  -3.600 (-2.154%)    Short selling $9.24M; Ratio 32.781%   and HKEX (00388.HK)  -4.400 (-1.099%)    Short selling $293.33M; Ratio 106.963%   receded 3.4-4.5%, while AIA (01299.HK)  -1.350 (-1.543%)    Short selling $571.87M; Ratio 98.025%   dove 7.8%. PING AN (02318.HK)  -0.400 (-0.660%)    Short selling $311.28M; Ratio 54.573%   's Ping An Bank recorded a profit decline of 4.2% last year, denting its share price by 6.9%.

Chinese insurers CHINA TAIPING (00966.HK)  -0.120 (-0.565%)    Short selling $16.24M; Ratio 46.218%   , NCI (01336.HK)  -1.080 (-2.300%)    Short selling $83.71M; Ratio 76.401%   and CHINA LIFE (02628.HK)  -0.200 (-0.794%)    Short selling $173.00M; Ratio 74.075%   plunged 6.6-7.6%, while PICC GROUP (01339.HK)  -0.090 (-1.642%)    Short selling $26.94M; Ratio 60.925%   and CPIC (02601.HK)  +0.380 (+1.159%)    Short selling $124.53M; Ratio 224.988%   receded 5% and 4.9%. Brokers GF SEC (01776.HK)  -0.200 (-1.366%)    Short selling $6.45M; Ratio 32.855%   , CITIC SEC (06030.HK)  -0.080 (-0.329%)    Short selling $31.81M; Ratio 130.877%   , CSC (06066.HK)  -0.190 (-1.813%)    Short selling $1.63M; Ratio 40.743%   and CGS (06881.HK)  -0.050 (-0.615%)    Short selling $12.37M; Ratio 37.072%   drifted 5.8-6.6% lower.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-02 16:25.)

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