The HSI ended the first trading day after the Easter and Ching Ming holiday at 25,893, up 776 points or 3.1%. The HSCEI rose 220 pts or 2.6% to close at 8,677. The HSTECH grew 244 points or 5.2%, closing at 4,923. Total market turnover for the day increased to HKD372.437 billion.

US-Iran talks will be held on Friday (10th) in Pakistan's capital. Reports said Iran and Oman will charge fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire period. Mirroring the international oil price slump, CNOOC (00883.HK)  -0.140 (-0.526%)    Short selling $377.71M; Ratio 15.472%   and PETROCHINA (00857.HK)  +0.020 (+0.182%)    Short selling $326.28M; Ratio 30.995%   fell 3.3% and nearly 2%. SINOPEC CORP (00386.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $196.56M; Ratio 29.878%   , in contrast, rose 2.8%. Coal producer CHINA SHENHUA (01088.HK)  +0.140 (+0.308%)    Short selling $290.59M; Ratio 35.455%   also declined 2.1%.

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Gold miners ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)  +1.300 (+3.552%)    Short selling $412.19M; Ratio 30.959%   and LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK)  -0.940 (-3.431%)    Short selling $75.01M; Ratio 21.306%   rallied 5.3% and 9.3%. CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK)  +5.800 (+3.269%)    Short selling $32.48M; Ratio 15.320%   surged 10.8%. Resource stocks JIANGXI COPPER (00358.HK)  +1.260 (+3.416%)    Short selling $51.12M; Ratio 11.203%   and MMG (01208.HK)  +0.230 (+2.761%)    Short selling $90.87M; Ratio 24.262%   advanced 8.7% and 10%. CMOC (03993.HK)  +0.730 (+3.978%)    Short selling $283.51M; Ratio 33.648%   leaped 10.6%, the best-performing blue chip. Aluminum stocks CHINAHONGQIAO (01378.HK)  +1.460 (+3.891%)    Short selling $273.94M; Ratio 31.086%   and CHALCO (02600.HK)  +0.510 (+4.173%)    Short selling $17.16M; Ratio 4.141%   climbed 1.9% and 4.7%.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation required MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -1.250 (-1.446%)    Short selling $467.08M; Ratio 22.919%   , Taobao Instant Commerce, and JD-SW (09618.HK)  -0.200 (-0.178%)    Short selling $260.39M; Ratio 34.969%   to strengthen primary responsibility for food safety. MEITUAN-W rocketed 10.3%, while JD-SW ticked up 3.6%.

Among other tech stocks, TENCENT (00700.HK)  +4.400 (+0.898%)    Short selling $927.82M; Ratio 8.927%   shot up 3.8%. BABA-W (09988.HK)  +3.000 (+2.435%)    Short selling $1.14B; Ratio 18.057%   jumped 6.8%. LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK)  +0.380 (+3.774%)    Short selling $308.87M; Ratio 43.769%   , BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  +6.700 (+3.591%)    Short selling $68.36M; Ratio 15.097%   , KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  +0.540 (+1.212%)    Short selling $272.64M; Ratio 25.179%   , BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  +4.900 (+4.562%)    Short selling $420.41M; Ratio 31.776%   , and NTES-S (09999.HK)  +1.100 (+0.626%)    Short selling $182.17M; Ratio 26.496%   advanced 2.2-5.8%. WEIMOB INC (02013.HK)  +0.050 (+3.289%)    Short selling $4.81M; Ratio 8.180%   soared 8.9%. SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)  +0.040 (+2.000%)    Short selling $98.84M; Ratio 21.854%   swelled 9.7%.

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Moving against the market trend, pharma stocks were under hefty selling pressure. SBP GROUP (01177.HK)  +0.060 (+1.042%)    Short selling $55.20M; Ratio 17.073%   plunged 4.6%, making it the biggest loser among blue chips. CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK)  +0.110 (+1.222%)    Short selling $110.68M; Ratio 27.002%   and HANSOH PHARMA (03692.HK)  +0.340 (+0.884%)    Short selling $65.57M; Ratio 19.935%   dropped 4.1% and 2.9%.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-13 16:25.)

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