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<H Shrs>HSI Finishes Up 681 Pts; AIA Leaps 7%; LAOPU GOLD Surges 16%
US President Donald Trump put off the deadline for lifting the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz concerning Iran, prompting an uptick in global stock markets, with Hong Kong stocks ...
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US President Donald Trump put off the deadline for lifting the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz concerning Iran, prompting an uptick in global stock markets, with Hong Kong stocks ascending. The HSI closed up 681 points or 2.8% to 25,063. The HSCEI soared 191 points or 2.3% to close at 8,499. The HSTECH hiked 118 points or 2.5% to close at 4,830. The total market turnover for the day was HKD303.073 billion.

In the financial sector, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  -0.300 (-0.230%)    Short selling $900.85M; Ratio 129.638%   and HKEX (00388.HK)  -4.400 (-1.099%)    Short selling $293.33M; Ratio 106.963%   leaped 4% and 2.4%, respectively, whereas AIA (01299.HK)  -1.350 (-1.543%)    Short selling $571.87M; Ratio 98.025%   rallied 7.2%, and STANCHART (02888.HK)  -3.600 (-2.154%)    Short selling $9.24M; Ratio 32.781%   mounted 5.7%. Among Chinese financials, CITIC BANK (00998.HK)  +0.050 (+0.635%)    Short selling $12.60M; Ratio 71.991%   swelled 5.2%; CHINA TAIPING (00966.HK)  -0.120 (-0.565%)    Short selling $16.24M; Ratio 46.218%   spiked 4.7%; and PING AN (02318.HK)  -0.400 (-0.660%)    Short selling $311.28M; Ratio 54.573%   , PICC P&C (02328.HK)  -0.110 (-0.752%)    Short selling $82.81M; Ratio 170.124%   , and CHINA LIFE (02628.HK)  -0.200 (-0.794%)    Short selling $173.00M; Ratio 74.075%   each rebounded over 3%.

As oil prices sank, CNOOC (00883.HK)  +0.060 (+0.223%)    Short selling $602.03M; Ratio 28.522%   shed 3.5%, while energy transportation stock COSCO SHIP ENGY (01138.HK)  +0.210 (+1.094%)    Short selling $25.49M; Ratio 6.135%   proliferated 7.8%. Airlines CHINA SOUTH AIR (01055.HK)  -0.180 (-4.255%)    Short selling $14.13M; Ratio 45.958%   and AIR CHINA (00753.HK)  -0.190 (-3.808%)    Short selling $27.03M; Ratio 47.055%   jumped up 4.3%, and CHINA EAST AIR (00670.HK)  -0.190 (-4.859%)    Short selling $30.52M; Ratio 50.072%   mushroomed 7.3%.

Metal commodity prices picked up, with gold miners ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)  -1.080 (-2.967%)    Short selling $360.61M; Ratio 47.064%   , ZHAOJIN MINING (01818.HK)  -0.640 (-1.932%)    Short selling $69.89M; Ratio 52.352%   , and CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK)  -5.600 (-3.440%)    Short selling $20.17M; Ratio 40.093%   leaping 7.2-8.2%, LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK)  -1.220 (-4.281%)    Short selling $119.87M; Ratio 52.349%   rocketing 10%, SD GOLD (01787.HK)  -0.180 (-0.535%)    Short selling $71.88M; Ratio 44.978%   and ZIJIN GOLD INTL (02259.HK)  -6.000 (-3.295%)    Short selling $248.76M; Ratio 62.029%   snowballing 4.2% and 6%, respectively. Gold jewelry retailer LAOPU GOLD (06181.HK)  -12.500 (-1.922%)    Short selling $193.83M; Ratio 88.871%   forecast net profit of approximately RMB3.6-3.8 billion in 1Q26, and its share price shot up by more than 16%.

As to techs, TENCENT (00700.HK)  -7.400 (-1.490%)    Short selling $1.08B; Ratio 47.391%   , BABA-W (09988.HK)  -4.200 (-3.423%)    Short selling $1.80B; Ratio 62.850%   , and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -1.700 (-2.074%)    Short selling $939.39M; Ratio 62.972%   surged 2.9-3.2%. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  -1.300 (-2.814%)    Short selling $218.76M; Ratio 44.692%   , BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  -4.100 (-2.245%)    Short selling $91.44M; Ratio 46.716%   , JD-SW (09618.HK)  -1.000 (-0.886%)    Short selling $333.77M; Ratio 174.780%   , and BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -0.800 (-0.730%)    Short selling $180.79M; Ratio 150.451%   added 2-2.6%, NTES-S (09999.HK)  -1.300 (-0.738%)    Short selling $244.93M; Ratio 79.905%   inched up 0.7%, EAST BUY (01797.HK)  +0.160 (+0.533%)    Short selling $29.86M; Ratio 30.901%   , and KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK)  -0.280 (-3.784%)    Short selling $46.19M; Ratio 21.991%   ballooned 6.6% and 5%.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-02 16:25.)


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