Autos prospered. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) -0.300 (-0.329%) Short selling $409.21M; Ratio 34.382% leaped 4.8% to close at $106.1 at midday, while GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) +0.080 (+0.425%) Short selling $85.43M; Ratio 22.576% inched up 0.1%. LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) +3.060 (+7.786%) Short selling $65.79M; Ratio 21.335% jumped up 2.7%, while NIO-SW (09866.HK) +2.680 (+6.306%) Short selling $10.42M; Ratio 10.664% mounted 3.2%.Despite a weak demand environment in China's auto market, the scale of 2026 Auto China was double the size of last year, with a total of 160 new models unveiled, CLSA released a research report saying. Automakers are leveraging the domestic market as a foundation to drive NEV exports. Related News Macquarie Upgrades LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) to Neutral, Cuts TP to HKD57At the event, BYD COMPANY's Great Tang and Sealion 08, GEELY AUTO's Zeekr 8X, LEAPMOTOR's A10 and NIO-SW's ES9 received the most positive feedback. In contrast, feedback on new models from other emerging players, such as LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) +0.850 (+1.469%) Short selling $194.78M; Ratio 41.132% , XPENG-W (09868.HK) +4.200 (+6.578%) Short selling $329.18M; Ratio 32.144% and XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.620 (+2.211%) Short selling $869.61M; Ratio 31.097% , was relatively less positive due to a lack of surprises.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-06-01 12:25.)
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