The HSI concluded the midday up 47 points or 0.2% at 24,250. The HSCEI rose 8 points or 0.1% to 8,741. The HSTECH climbed 21 points or 0.4% to 5,305. The total turnover of the market at midday amounted to HKD143.996 billion.Among tech stocks, Alibaba is reportedly planning to join the food delivery war and create the "Super Saturday" event. BABA-W (09988.HK) -0.800 (-0.703%) Short selling $653.05M; Ratio 13.741% and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) +2.700 (+2.176%) Short selling $460.05M; Ratio 17.698% swelled 1.7% and 1.6%. JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.600 (-0.481%) Short selling $69.18M; Ratio 16.618% inched down 0.6%. As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed that sales of H20 chips to China will be permitted by the US, SMIC (00981.HK) +0.850 (+1.872%) Short selling $76.81M; Ratio 6.479% slipped 2.4%. BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +4.500 (+2.392%) Short selling $90.77M; Ratio 10.976% ballooned 4.8%.TENCENT (00700.HK) +1.500 (+0.290%) Short selling $472.07M; Ratio 13.028% and BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -3.000 (-3.388%) Short selling $361.53M; Ratio 34.028% edged 0.6% higher. NTES-S (09999.HK) +2.000 (+0.967%) Short selling $39.64M; Ratio 14.472% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -0.400 (-0.575%) Short selling $125.70M; Ratio 14.447% gained 1.6% and 1.2%. GDS-SW (09698.HK) -0.250 (-0.664%) Short selling $39.20M; Ratio 36.099% continued to soar 10.2%. KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) +0.020 (+0.263%) Short selling $21.15M; Ratio 2.343% continued to leap 7.8%. TME-SW (01698.HK) +1.900 (+2.253%) Short selling $6.32M; Ratio 12.009% rallied 5%. Handset component stocks AAC TECH (02018.HK) +0.100 (+0.240%) Short selling $8.93M; Ratio 7.626% and COWELL (01415.HK) +0.300 (+1.027%) Short selling $5.14M; Ratio 11.677% shot up 4.7% and 4%. DOBOT (02432.HK) +1.200 (+2.051%) Short selling $8.50M; Ratio 7.606% placed shares at a 9.5% discount to raise HKD1.02 billion net. Its stock price slid 3.8%.In the automotive sector, NIO-SW (09866.HK) -0.250 (-0.759%) Short selling $20.68M; Ratio 15.285% added 2.3%. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +1.800 (+1.469%) Short selling $357.08M; Ratio 32.115% closed flat at HKD120.4. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -1.250 (-2.182%) Short selling $576.90M; Ratio 10.201% dipped 0.6%.Chinese developers retreated. R&F PROPERTIES (02777.HK) -0.020 (-1.869%) Short selling $805.82K; Ratio 5.566% , SINO-OCEAN GP (03377.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) , and KWG GROUP (01813.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) cratered 6.3-7%. AGILE GROUP (03383.HK) -0.010 (-2.128%) Short selling $221.96K; Ratio 12.875% dived 8.8%. CHINA JINMAO (00817.HK) -0.030 (-2.290%) Short selling $2.43M; Ratio 12.817% and SUNAC (01918.HK) -0.030 (-1.807%) Short selling $5.42M; Ratio 2.820% lost over 5%. CHINA VANKE (02202.HK) -0.110 (-2.103%) Short selling $27.39M; Ratio 36.205% predicted an interim loss of RMB10-12 billion, sinking its stock price by 3.9% at midday.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-17 12:25.)