The HSI opened down 183 points or 0.7% at 26,303. The HSCEI dropped 65 points or 0.7% to 8,878. The HSTECH fell 51 points or 1% to 5,009.Market heavyweights retreated across the board. TENCENT (00700.HK) -1.800 (-0.363%) Short selling $1.48B; Ratio 16.230% opened 1.1% lower at HKD513.5. BABA-W (09988.HK) +1.400 (+1.074%) Short selling $1.39B; Ratio 16.756% faltered 2.2% to HKD133.3. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -0.650 (-0.782%) Short selling $990.17M; Ratio 33.280% faded 1.4%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.020 (+0.064%) Short selling $773.07M; Ratio 32.185% edged down 0.7%. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) -2.300 (-2.222%) Short selling $1.11B; Ratio 37.051% added 0.1%.Related NewsLoan Prime Rate 1Y for April 2026 in China is 3.00%, unchanged from its last period. The forecast was 3.0%.Among financial stocks, HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -1.100 (-0.780%) Short selling $325.57M; Ratio 30.466% opened declining 0.8% to HKD142.5. HKEX (00388.HK) -0.600 (-0.146%) Short selling $185.95M; Ratio 15.181% dipped 0.4% to HKD415.4. AIA (01299.HK) -0.100 (-0.122%) Short selling $442.24M; Ratio 21.911% grew 0.2% to HKD82.95.ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK) -0.100 (-0.271%) Short selling $367.10M; Ratio 22.237% opened flat at HKD38.2. Its 1Q26 net profit surged 98%. CHINA UNICOM (00762.HK) -0.080 (-1.090%) Short selling $15.16M; Ratio 16.395% eroded 1.8%. Its 1Q26 net profit plunged 18%. CATL (03750.HK) -7.500 (-1.068%) Short selling $345.32M; Ratio 14.469% went down 2.2% to HKD720 amid foreign reports that Sinopec (Hong Kong) sold its stake in the company.BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +0.900 (+0.747%) Short selling $477.94M; Ratio 42.915% and JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.200 (-0.168%) Short selling $239.19M; Ratio 35.573% shed 2.6% and 2.4% at open. SHENZHOU INTL (02313.HK) -0.560 (-1.159%) Short selling $38.60M; Ratio 12.800% plummeted 2.5%. JD HEALTH (06618.HK) -0.280 (-0.604%) Short selling $69.99M; Ratio 32.235% and TME-SW (01698.HK) -0.520 (-1.392%) Short selling $23.64M; Ratio 41.513% tumbled 2%.Related NewsLuckin Coffee (LKNCY.US) to Launch Bottled Ready-to-Drink Coffee in Late Apr Priced at RMB6-7, Lower Than StarbucksThe retreat also included most of the AI stocks. KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK) -93.000 (-9.047%) Short selling $606.11M; Ratio 20.478% and MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) -81.000 (-9.435%) Short selling $714.77M; Ratio 35.231% slipped 1.3% and 2.1%. PHANCY (06682.HK) -0.080 (-0.211%) Short selling $58.79M; Ratio 19.146% dived 7.5% to HKD36.4. It announced a share placement at a 12% discount to raise over HKD1.5 billion. MANYCORE TECH (00068.HK) -1.900 (-6.254%) soared 2.3%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-24 16:25.)
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