Hong Kong stocks softened at open this morning (9th). The HSI opened 136 points or 0.5% lower at 25,756. The HSCEI opened 53 points or 0.6% lower at 8,623. The HSTECH opened 54 points or 1.1% lower at 4,868.WTI crude oil posted its largest single-day drop since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 on Wednesday, but reports indicate that the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked now. CNOOC (00883.HK) +0.120 (+0.452%) Short selling $377.71M; Ratio 15.472% rebounded 1.3% this morning, making it the best-performing blue chip. PETROCHINA (00857.HK) +0.170 (+1.574%) Short selling $326.28M; Ratio 30.995% opened flat at $10.56, while SINOPEC CORP (00386.HK) +0.040 (+0.864%) Short selling $196.56M; Ratio 29.878% ebbed 0.4%. Gold miners ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK) +0.120 (+0.329%) Short selling $412.19M; Ratio 30.959% , LINGBAO GOLD (03330.HK) -0.300 (-1.083%) Short selling $75.01M; Ratio 21.306% and CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK) +6.000 (+3.501%) Short selling $32.48M; Ratio 15.320% shed 1.8% to -2.8%.Related News Haitong International Initiates Coverage on PETROCHINA (00857.HK) with Outperform, TP HKD13.6It is reported that BABA-W (09988.HK) -2.300 (-1.833%) Short selling $1.14B; Ratio 18.057% established a new Group Technology Committee, upgraded its Tongyi Large Model Business Unit, and accelerated AI development. However, its share price cascaded 2.7%, making it the worst-performing blue chip. Other techs also weakened, with TENCENT (00700.HK) -14.500 (-2.874%) Short selling $927.82M; Ratio 8.927% sliding 0.3%. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -0.600 (-1.329%) Short selling $272.64M; Ratio 25.179% waned 2.5%, while MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.150 (-1.313%) Short selling $467.08M; Ratio 22.919% lost 1.4%. JD-SW (09618.HK) +0.900 (+0.808%) Short selling $260.39M; Ratio 34.969% faded 1.7%. For chip stocks, HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) -2.900 (-3.152%) Short selling $187.59M; Ratio 16.698% shrank 2.2%, while AI stock KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK) +21.500 (+2.297%) Short selling $42.19M; Ratio 2.947% mounted 3.3%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-13 16:25.)
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