The HSI crossed the finish line down 222 points or 0.9% at 24,858. The HSCEI fell 86 points or 1%, closing at 8,895. The HSTECH dropped 86 points or 1.6% to close at 5,460. The total market turnover for the day amounted to HKD206.72 billion.Chip stock SMIC (00981.HK) -4.340 (-8.189%) Short selling $880.53M; Ratio 8.106% tumbled 8.2% as its 2Q25 net profit receded 19.5% YoY and 3Q25 revenue and GPM guidance missed expectations. HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK) -0.780 (-1.742%) Short selling $171.25M; Ratio 7.328% also fell 1.7% throughout the day even though its 2Q25 net profit escalated 19.2%, and its 10.9% GPM was better than its guidance.Developer WHARF REIC (01997.HK) -2.080 (-8.093%) Short selling $142.70M; Ratio 32.974% collapsed 8.1%, with UBS citing a cautious outlook on retail rents from its management.Among other tech stocks, BABA-W (09988.HK) -2.900 (-2.433%) Short selling $1.09B; Ratio 15.398% and BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) -5.000 (-2.725%) Short selling $223.32M; Ratio 31.118% faded 2.4% and 2.7%. TENCENT (00700.HK) -6.000 (-1.058%) Short selling $1.48B; Ratio 19.816% , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.200 (-0.984%) Short selling $844.27M; Ratio 31.835% , JD-SW (09618.HK) -1.800 (-1.443%) Short selling $88.62M; Ratio 8.520% , NTES-S (09999.HK) -2.200 (-1.064%) Short selling $110.46M; Ratio 14.751% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) -1.050 (-1.211%) Short selling $169.14M; Ratio 42.259% , and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) -0.850 (-1.062%) Short selling $256.84M; Ratio 12.996% eroded 1-1.4%. EAST BUY (01797.HK) +3.240 (+12.319%) Short selling $61.48M; Ratio 4.611% mushroomed 12.3%. WEIMOB INC (02013.HK) +0.080 (+3.756%) Short selling $14.27M; Ratio 2.743% swelled 3.8%. CHINA LIT (00772.HK) -0.920 (-2.902%) Short selling $8.18M; Ratio 8.491% , KINGSOFT (03888.HK) -0.980 (-2.832%) Short selling $51.66M; Ratio 15.305% , and AAC TECH (02018.HK) -1.280 (-2.914%) Short selling $32.16M; Ratio 19.020% slipped 2.8-2.9%. KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK) -0.760 (-4.062%) Short selling $86.89M; Ratio 12.393% and KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) -0.440 (-5.752%) Short selling $54.18M; Ratio 7.079% lost 4.1% and 5.8%.In the automotive sector, XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -0.600 (-1.157%) Short selling $1.03B; Ratio 14.617% and BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) -1.600 (-1.418%) Short selling $294.62M; Ratio 10.264% slid 1.2% and 1.4%, while NIO-SW (09866.HK) +1.080 (+2.975%) Short selling $36.95M; Ratio 24.746% and XPENG-W (09868.HK) +2.400 (+3.119%) Short selling $267.94M; Ratio 16.539% rose 3% and 3.1%. DONGFENG GROUP (00489.HK) +0.470 (+8.545%) Short selling $97.09M; Ratio 6.809% surged 5.9% with a turnover of over HKD1.4 billion, as its first pure electric SUV in collaboration with Huawei is set to launch by the end of the month.CATL (03750.HK) +5.000 (+1.244%) Short selling $51.25M; Ratio 8.923% grew 1.2% on reports that General Motors will purchase its batteries. Car dealer ZHONGSHENG HLDG (00881.HK) -0.500 (-3.610%) Short selling $153.46M; Ratio 63.193% retreated 3.6% after being removed from the MSCI China Index.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-08 16:25.)