The HSI concluded the midday up 17 points or 0.1% at 24,534; The HSCEI rose 4 points to 8,865. The HSTECH climbed 15 points or 0.3% to 5,434. The total half-day turnover for the market amounted to HKD128.681 billion.JD-SW (09618.HK) +3.700 (+2.972%) Short selling $335.24M; Ratio 12.690% inched down 0.6% after JD Food Delivery revised its "20-minute late delivery free order" policy to a "Zhunshibao" service. BABA-W (09988.HK) +3.300 (+2.933%) Short selling $1.44B; Ratio 15.026% also dipped 0.6%. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) +1.800 (+1.434%) Short selling $865.25M; Ratio 16.815% gained 1.7%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +0.400 (+0.467%) Short selling $305.37M; Ratio 40.810% slipped 3.6% after launching "TizzyAI", an ad-free intelligent search platform. BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +7.800 (+4.065%) Short selling $315.14M; Ratio 22.423% shot up 4.4%. BofA Securities lifted its target price for the company.Among other tech stocks, TENCENT (00700.HK) +2.000 (+0.387%) Short selling $814.89M; Ratio 11.366% edged 0.1% lower to HKD516. NTES-S (09999.HK) +5.200 (+2.500%) Short selling $385.75M; Ratio 29.816% added 0.9%. KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) +1.550 (+2.242%) Short selling $702.41M; Ratio 21.810% lost 0.6%. In addition, CHINASOFT INT'L (00354.HK) -0.060 (-1.043%) Short selling $52.41M; Ratio 8.608% and MEITU (01357.HK) +0.580 (+5.472%) Short selling $112.54M; Ratio 8.346% mushroomed 15.1% and 6.4%. NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK) +0.400 (+1.013%) Short selling $78.45M; Ratio 30.317% eroded 2.3%. LENS (06613.HK) -0.100 (-0.478%) leaped 3.7%. Chip stocks SMIC (00981.HK) +0.800 (+1.728%) Short selling $141.95M; Ratio 4.809% and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) -0.250 (-0.695%) Short selling $117.03M; Ratio 14.096% advanced 2% and 2.3%.As for car stocks, XPENG-W (09868.HK) +0.850 (+1.195%) Short selling $98.20M; Ratio 11.012% rose 0.2% after its flying car factory topped out, with completion planned for next quarter and deliveries starting in 2026. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.850 (+1.514%) Short selling $488.45M; Ratio 8.929% and NIO-SW (09866.HK) +1.500 (+4.615%) Short selling $174.16M; Ratio 47.848% receded 1.5% and 1.7%. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +2.600 (+2.100%) Short selling $802.98M; Ratio 29.567% ticked up 1.1%. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) -0.100 (-0.526%) Short selling $189.53M; Ratio 16.804% and LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) +0.400 (+0.322%) Short selling $342.32M; Ratio 16.957% hiked 3.6% and 1.6%.As the 11th batch of national centralized drug procurement is more transparent along with moderate price cuts, JPMorgan expects the impact on pharma firms will gradually weaken. Pharma stocks were hyped up. FUDANZHANGJIANG (01349.HK) -0.220 (-5.000%) spiked 23.9%. KINTOR PHARMA-B (09939.HK) -0.110 (-4.104%) soared 16.7%. JW THERAP-B (02126.HK) -0.090 (-2.452%) and AKESO (09926.HK) +1.200 (+0.860%) Short selling $152.59M; Ratio 10.551% swelled more than 10%. BEIGENE (06160.HK) -0.600 (-0.327%) Short selling $516.97M; Ratio 27.219% and 3SBIO (01530.HK) +0.750 (+2.451%) Short selling $191.83M; Ratio 19.726% surged 8.5% and 8.9%. GENSCRIPT BIO (01548.HK) +0.160 (+0.962%) Short selling $93.37M; Ratio 18.091% rallied 6.5%. INNOVENT BIO (01801.HK) -0.050 (-0.056%) Short selling $169.87M; Ratio 12.225% jumped 4.4%. CANSINOBIO (06185.HK) +1.050 (+2.682%) Short selling $11.23M; Ratio 12.619% , SINO BIOPHARM (01177.HK) +0.080 (+1.173%) Short selling $242.82M; Ratio 20.860% , WUXI BIO (02269.HK) +0.250 (+0.883%) Short selling $152.51M; Ratio 14.095% and HANSOH PHARMA (03692.HK) +1.550 (+4.493%) Short selling $153.34M; Ratio 31.696% rose 3.2-3.6%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-18 16:25.)