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<H Shrs>HSI Finishes Down 222 Pts; SMIC, WHARF REIC Slump 8%+; Casinos Squeezed
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 tot...
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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.)

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