Hong Kong bourse traded cautiously softer today as markets awaited outcomes from U.S.-China trade talks. The HSI opened 107 points lower, slipped as much as 309 points to bottom at 25,252 at one point, and later narrowed losses to 31 points at 25,530. It finished down 37 points or 0.1% at 25,524. The HSCEI dropped 31 points or 0.3% to 9,145. The HSTECH dipped 19 points or 0.3% to 5,644. Total daily turnover whopped HKD267.01 billion.For techs, BABA-W (09988.HK) +1.200 (+1.037%) Short selling $662.20M; Ratio 7.482% edged up nearly 0.1%. TENCENT (00700.HK) -15.000 (-2.727%) Short selling $1.95B; Ratio 16.927% sank 0.1%. JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.200 (-0.163%) Short selling $256.67M; Ratio 14.094% , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) +0.600 (+0.493%) Short selling $1.89B; Ratio 27.601% , and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -2.400 (-3.117%) Short selling $587.92M; Ratio 14.457% faded 0.6-0.8%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +0.900 (+1.064%) Short selling $187.60M; Ratio 24.670% , NTES-S (09999.HK) -3.000 (-1.468%) Short selling $191.14M; Ratio 18.969% , and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) -5.300 (-2.953%) Short selling $189.58M; Ratio 16.248% declined 1.8-1.9%. SMIC (00981.HK) -1.050 (-2.055%) Short selling $241.57M; Ratio 7.234% rose 0.5%. Xiaomi’s first AI glasses project, greenlit by Lei Jun, reportedly aims for annual shipments exceeding 5 million units within three years, but XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +0.250 (+0.470%) Short selling $1.00B; Ratio 14.947% fell off 2.6%. Among autos, LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) -3.300 (-3.179%) Short selling $753.94M; Ratio 29.187% and LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) -2.250 (-3.710%) Short selling $153.97M; Ratio 12.636% shot up 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) -0.020 (-0.113%) Short selling $165.95M; Ratio 19.328% and BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) +0.800 (+0.693%) Short selling $620.96M; Ratio 13.748% inched up 0.3% and 0.2%. XPENG-W (09868.HK) -0.300 (-0.419%) Short selling $167.54M; Ratio 21.369% dismissed plans to streamline its product line or cut production this year, but its stock lost 0.4%.WUXI APPTEC (02359.HK) -4.000 (-3.784%) Short selling $577.63M; Ratio 37.655% swelled 11.3% after reporting a 96% spike in interim net profit, declaring a dividend of RMB3.5 per 10 shares, and raising its full-year revenue guidance. Under the same series, WUXI BIO (02269.HK) -0.850 (-2.640%) Short selling $297.81M; Ratio 19.357% and JW THERAP-B (02126.HK) -0.340 (-6.551%) elevated 5% and over 33%, respectively.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-01 16:25.)