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<H Shrs>HSI Ends Up 315 pts as HSBC Rebounds; Gold Miners Spike
Hopes for a US-Iran agreement shored up US stock futures, supporting gains in Hong Kong equities. The HSI closed at the intraday peak of 26,213, up 315 pts or 1.2%. The HSCEI grew ...
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Hopes for a US-Iran agreement shored up US stock futures, supporting gains in Hong Kong equities. The HSI closed at the intraday peak of 26,213, up 315 pts or 1.2%. The HSCEI grew 70 pts or 0.8% to 8,800. The HSTECH gained 39 pts or 1.8% to 4,969. Total market turnover for the day amounted to HKD304.737 billion.

Chip stocks rallied amid a global semiconductor frenzy. CAMBRICON (688256.SH)  -51.580 (-4.092%)   surged 7.4%. In Hong Kong, related names advanced, with BABA-W (09988.HK)  -5.600 (-4.061%)    Short selling $1.91B; Ratio 15.870%   and BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -5.100 (-3.620%)    Short selling $308.75M; Ratio 20.210%   up 2.3% and 4.9%, respectively. SMIC (00981.HK)  -0.350 (-0.490%)    Short selling $433.71M; Ratio 3.747%   and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  -11.100 (-8.740%)    Short selling $1.03B; Ratio 14.617%   swelled 5.7% and 9.3%, while GIGADEVICE (03986.HK)  +19.500 (+3.718%)   and BIREN TECH (06082.HK)  -3.960 (-7.645%)    Short selling $62.60M; Ratio 13.828%   shot up 14.5% and 8.5%. Chip equipment maker ASMPT (00522.HK)  -0.300 (-0.174%)    Short selling $43.94M; Ratio 3.942%   rallied 6.3%. PCB materials supplier KB LAMINATES (01888.HK)  -3.340 (-7.386%)    Short selling $193.46M; Ratio 7.035%   leaped 6%. Cloud service providers KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK)  -0.370 (-4.363%)    Short selling $41.36M; Ratio 6.910%   and GDS-SW (09698.HK)  -2.240 (-5.043%)    Short selling $48.98M; Ratio 27.697%   jumped up 2.9% and 5.2%. Server maker LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK)  -0.640 (-4.900%)    Short selling $390.49M; Ratio 21.364%   advanced 4.4%.

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AI-related stocks traded mixed. KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK)  -50.000 (-4.587%)    Short selling $60.69M; Ratio 5.451%   and MINIMAX-W (00100.HK)  -56.000 (-6.588%)    Short selling $110.22M; Ratio 9.418%   gained 1% and 1.6%, while MANYCORE TECH (00068.HK)  -1.680 (-7.821%)   fell 1.5%. MEITU (01357.HK)  -0.050 (-1.048%)    Short selling $66.46M; Ratio 17.223%   logged a 30% YoY rise in 1Q26 paying subscribers and a 56% hike in ARR for its AI productivity applications, sending its shares higher by 11.2% for the day.

TENCENT (00700.HK)  +1.500 (+0.330%)    Short selling $1.56B; Ratio 12.851%   and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -3.000 (-3.501%)    Short selling $888.09M; Ratio 25.992%   lost 1.9% and 1.3%, while KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  -1.510 (-2.970%)    Short selling $238.21M; Ratio 9.509%   and NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK)  -1.340 (-3.294%)    Short selling $33.26M; Ratio 16.833%   added 1.9% and 3.4%. Among handset-related stocks, LENS (06613.HK)  +1.090 (+5.233%)    Short selling $66.14M; Ratio 8.485%   spiked 7.2%, whereas COWELL (01415.HK)  -0.660 (-2.121%)    Short selling $9.00M; Ratio 8.132%   and AAC TECH (02018.HK)  -2.580 (-5.670%)    Short selling $88.88M; Ratio 22.330%   shed 4.9% and 4%, and Q TECH (01478.HK)  -0.330 (-3.679%)    Short selling $8.25M; Ratio 14.654%   slid 3.5%. Fiber optic player YOFC (06869.HK)  -30.800 (-12.136%)    Short selling $352.66M; Ratio 6.993%   ebbed back 4.1%.

Bank stocks HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  -1.100 (-0.783%)    Short selling $174.82M; Ratio 13.633%   and STANCHART (02888.HK)  -1.400 (-0.702%)    Short selling $6.21M; Ratio 6.905%   soared 3.3% and 4.9% respectively, while HKEX (00388.HK)  -7.200 (-1.700%)    Short selling $305.84M; Ratio 16.470%   and AIA (01299.HK)  -0.100 (-0.114%)    Short selling $377.20M; Ratio 21.736%   rose 0.7% and 1.8% respectively. Gold prices rebounded, with SD GOLD (01787.HK)  -1.380 (-4.842%)    Short selling $65.85M; Ratio 10.165%   and ZIJIN GOLD INTL (02259.HK)  -7.000 (-4.375%)    Short selling $131.17M; Ratio 16.566%   up over 7%, CHINAGOLDINTL (02099.HK)  -2.800 (-1.701%)    Short selling $83.30M; Ratio 20.030%   and ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)  -2.060 (-5.535%)    Short selling $384.06M; Ratio 14.204%   up over 5%, and ZHAOJIN MINING (01818.HK)  -1.280 (-5.059%)    Short selling $476.71M; Ratio 38.158%   up 4.2%.
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