3 June marked the official start of BABA-W (09988.HK) -1.700 (-1.437%) Short selling $1.71B; Ratio 19.496% (BABA.US) 's Alibaba.com 'foreign trade 618'. A large number of US buyers flocked in, with orders for Christmas-related products increasing by over 50%, according to Chinese media. Popular festive items such as accessories saw an annual incline of more than 1.2x. The order volume of toy products, commonly used as Christmas gifts, spiked 6x from the same period last year. Foreign trade merchants reported that this year's Christmas stocking season started three months earlier than usual.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-06-06 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)Related NewsHSBC Research: Not All of Alibaba's RMB10B+ Investment in Food Delivery & Insta-Shopping Is New