STANCHART (02888.HK) +0.800 (+0.709%) Short selling $17.23M; Ratio 19.301% announced at noon today (2nd) that its 1Q25 underlying profit before tax lifted 7%, with its share price seeing wilder upswing in the afternoon, peaking at HKD116.5. It last stood at HKD115.5, up 2.39%, with 181,600 shares traded, involving HKD20.7546 million.The bank reported a 1Q25 underlying profit before tax of USD2.277 billion, up 7% YoY. On a statutory basis, profit before tax was USD2.103 billion, up 10% YoY.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-02 16:25.)Related NewsM Stanley Chops TPs for HSBC HOLDINGS, STANCHART; HK Banks May Face Income Pressure in 2H25