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%.Related NewsInflation Rate MoM for Apr in China is 0.3%, higher than the previous value of -0.7%. The forecast was -0.1%.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%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-15 16:25.) (A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)Related NewsVehicle Sales YoY for Apr in China is -2.5%, lower than the previous value of -0.6%.
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