The HSI settled the midday down 59 points or 0.3% at 23,581. The HSCEI fell 22 points or 0.3% to 8,570. The HSTECH dropped 33 points or 0.6% to 5,348. The total half-day turnover for the market was HKD110.149 billion.China’s State Administration for Market Regulation held a symposium with platform operators, encouraging tailored measures to support individual businesses. BABA-W (09988.HK) -6.700 (-5.198%) Short selling $1.23B; Ratio 11.372% inched down 0.3% to HKD130.TENCENT (00700.HK) -4.500 (-0.873%) Short selling $2.11B; Ratio 12.383% logged an in-line 22% increase in its non-IFRS net profit for 1Q. Its stock price opened 2% higher but eventually ended the midday down 0.5% at HKD518.5. Amid reports indicating that TENCENT has established an e-commerce product department to advance WeChat's transaction model, WEIMOB INC (02013.HK) -0.160 (-7.843%) Short selling $141.40M; Ratio 8.600% was hyped up 20.5%, on a half-day turnover of over HKD1 billion.Among other tech stocks, XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.750 (+1.496%) Short selling $874.35M; Ratio 11.110% and NTES-S (09999.HK) +22.600 (+13.444%) Short selling $180.89M; Ratio 14.804% rose 1% and 1.8%, respectively, while KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -1.300 (-2.502%) Short selling $193.50M; Ratio 16.720% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.350 (-1.508%) Short selling $142.89M; Ratio 23.766% , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -3.800 (-2.806%) Short selling $1.33B; Ratio 22.097% , and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +4.300 (+3.082%) Short selling $129.54M; Ratio 31.422% fell 1.5-2.2%. JD-SW (09618.HK) -3.100 (-2.290%) Short selling $519.65M; Ratio 18.352% faltered 3.6%. TME-SW (01698.HK) -1.600 (-2.435%) Short selling $15.53M; Ratio 15.410% surged 8.9% at midday. XD INC (02400.HK) +0.750 (+1.921%) Short selling $26.57M; Ratio 12.278% ballooned 6.5%. JD HEALTH (06618.HK) +0.400 (+1.027%) Short selling $107.43M; Ratio 26.740% and GDS-SW (09698.HK) -0.100 (-0.382%) Short selling $43.04M; Ratio 27.946% waned 2.6% and 3.5%. PA GOODDOCTOR (01833.HK) -0.040 (-0.561%) Short selling $24.02M; Ratio 23.132% sank 5.4%. Chip stock SMIC (00981.HK) +0.450 (+1.091%) Short selling $189.84M; Ratio 5.454% edged down 0.6%. PC manufacturer LENOVO GROUP (00992.HK) +0.030 (+0.307%) Short selling $141.83M; Ratio 18.305% eroded 2.3%.In the automotive sector, BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +8.800 (+2.093%) Short selling $1.41B; Ratio 24.322% rallied 3.5% to HKD429.2. It once reached a new intraday high of HKD431.2. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) -0.140 (-0.715%) Short selling $225.88M; Ratio 10.579% also grew 2.4% to HKD19.6. Lithium stocks GANFENGLITHIUM (01772.HK) -0.140 (-0.724%) Short selling $14.83M; Ratio 12.640% and TIANQI LITHIUM (09696.HK) -0.100 (-0.426%) Short selling $3.86M; Ratio 9.548% slipped 2.9% and 3.7%, respectively.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-15 16:25.)