The Houthi forces in Yemen engaged in war against Israel, propping up international oil prices. On the futures settlement day for Hong Kong stocks, the morning session waned following the global markets. The HSI closed midday at 24,727, down 224 points or 0.9%. The HSCEI lost 60 points or 0.7% to 8,393. The HSTECH lost 79 points or 1.7% to 4,698. The total market turnover for midday was HKD154.828 billion.PETROCHINA (00857.HK) +0.030 (+0.279%) Short selling $292.26M; Ratio 35.198% logged a full-year net profit shrinkage of 4.5%, with the stock rising 1.7% alongside oil prices. CNOOC (00883.HK) -0.140 (-0.525%) Short selling $252.26M; Ratio 11.651% opened 2% higher but reverted down 1.2% by midday. Iran's attacks on UAE and Bahrain aluminum companies shored up CHALCO (02600.HK) -0.390 (-3.042%) Short selling $71.32M; Ratio 14.209% and CHINAHONGQIAO (01378.HK) -0.940 (-2.392%) Short selling $475.67M; Ratio 27.117% by 3.4% and 7.9%, respectively. Related NewsVehicle Sales YoY for March in China is -0.6%, higher than the previous value of -15.4%.Gas utility ENN ENERGY (02688.HK) -0.200 (-0.305%) Short selling $46.09M; Ratio 13.258% saw a full-year net profit drop of 1.4%, with its stock price shedding 1.5%. Resources stock CMOC (03993.HK) -0.020 (-0.108%) Short selling $147.90M; Ratio 24.820% reported a 50% hike in full-year net profit, but the stock stumbled 3%. Gold miners SD GOLD (01787.HK) -0.500 (-1.433%) Short selling $34.07M; Ratio 6.594% and LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK) -0.380 (-1.353%) Short selling $52.16M; Ratio 13.858% soared 3.1% and 6.2%, respectively.BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +3.300 (+3.242%) Short selling $980.95M; Ratio 29.698% charted a full-year net profit reduction of 19%. Under the same series, BYD ELECTRONIC (00285.HK) -0.020 (-0.071%) Short selling $236.34M; Ratio 56.690% saw an 18% downswing. BYD COMPANY opened 4.6% lower but rebounded 0.1% by midday, whereas BYD ELECTRONIC narrowed its loss to 2.2%. Lei Jun stated that the new generation SU7 marked delivery of 4,000-5,000 units in the first week, with XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.460 (-1.467%) Short selling $1.34B; Ratio 25.569% sagging 1.5%. TENCENT CLOUD inked an agreement with MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $57.28M; Ratio 5.384% for comprehensive cooperation in the AI agent field, with MINIMAX growing 1.5%. KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK) +6.500 (+0.699%) Short selling $41.02M; Ratio 3.320% soared 6.7%. INSILICO (03696.HK) +0.050 (+0.081%) Short selling $24.32M; Ratio 14.074% swelled 4% after reaching a global pipeline licensing and AI drug development cooperation with LILLY. (HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-10 16:25.)Related NewsChina's Operating Nuclear Power Units Expected to Reach 70 by Year-end, Units Under Construction Account for Over Half of Global Total
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