The HSI finished the midday up 26 points or 0.1% at 24,166. The HSCEI rose 30 points or 0.4% to 8,718. The HSTECH gained 10 points or 0.2% to 5,258. The total half-day turnover for the market amounted to HKD119.709 billion.Among carmakers, NIO-SW (09866.HK) -0.600 (-1.786%) Short selling $33.78M; Ratio 24.722% spiked 10.8% as its Onvo L90 pre-sale was praised by CICC. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $564.81M; Ratio 36.829% and XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.300 (-0.520%) Short selling $245.02M; Ratio 7.668% inched down 0.2% and 0.6%. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) +0.200 (+0.177%) Short selling $74.03M; Ratio 11.954% added 2.9%. GAC GROUP (02238.HK) -0.040 (-1.299%) Short selling $2.45M; Ratio 14.592% warned of an interim loss of RMB1.8-2.6 billion, yet its stock price edged up 0.3%. LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) -2.000 (-3.279%) Short selling $2.37M; Ratio 1.331% added 1% even after two limited partners slashed their holdings by 4.6 million H-shares.Smart driving chip maker HORIZONROBOT-W (09660.HK) +0.020 (+0.297%) Short selling $75.16M; Ratio 8.868% ballooned 4.1%. Lithium stocks GANFENGLITHIUM (01772.HK) -0.900 (-3.614%) Short selling $16.27M; Ratio 13.302% and TIANQI LITHIUM (09696.HK) -0.700 (-2.303%) Short selling $2.17M; Ratio 5.141% mushroomed 6.5% and 4.5%. Battery stocks CATL (03750.HK) -1.200 (-0.318%) Short selling $15.73M; Ratio 5.473% fell 1.9%.As for tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK) +0.500 (+0.441%) Short selling $1.71B; Ratio 15.246% swelled 1.4%. TENCENT (00700.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $667.18M; Ratio 8.666% , SMIC (00981.HK) -0.250 (-0.548%) Short selling $100.43M; Ratio 5.458% , and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.400 (-1.109%) Short selling $1.14B; Ratio 20.121% inclined 0.4-0.6%. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +1.450 (+2.128%) Short selling $363.43M; Ratio 14.511% surged 2.4%. NTES-S (09999.HK) -1.000 (-0.478%) Short selling $95.22M; Ratio 22.320% dipped 0.2%, JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.100 (-0.080%) Short selling $119.95M; Ratio 10.683% , NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK) -0.550 (-1.351%) Short selling $43.37M; Ratio 31.754% and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +3.300 (+1.785%) Short selling $103.34M; Ratio 11.420% lost 1.1%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +1.100 (+1.254%) Short selling $530.12M; Ratio 39.431% slid 2.9%.Building material stocks gained traction, with CNBM (03323.HK) -0.050 (-1.119%) Short selling $3.79M; Ratio 6.779% soaring 8.1%. MAANSHAN IRON (00323.HK) -0.010 (-0.483%) Short selling $1.89M; Ratio 9.605% , CR BLDG MAT TEC (01313.HK) -0.070 (-3.627%) Short selling $809.56K; Ratio 6.420% , CONCH CEMENT (00914.HK) -0.700 (-3.030%) Short selling $35.33M; Ratio 15.109% , and ZOOMLION (01157.HK) +0.010 (+0.165%) Short selling $3.63M; Ratio 15.447% also rose 3.9-4.6%. CRRC (01766.HK) +0.140 (+2.637%) Short selling $11.00M; Ratio 9.610% and TIMES ELECTRIC (03898.HK) +0.450 (+1.426%) Short selling $2.58M; Ratio 8.722% rocketed 7.3% and 3.3%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-16 12:25.)