CMOC (03993.HK) +0.100 (+0.446%) Short selling $325.63M; Ratio 21.875% opened 1% higher this morning (16th), and once mounted 3.5% to reach an all-time high of $23.18 in the early session. It last printed at $22.94, up 2.41%. Trading volume was 9.3771 million shares, involving $215 million.The Company issued a positive profit alert after the market closed yesterday estimating that the net profit attributable to shareholders for the year of 2025 will be RMB20 billion to RMB20.8 billion, representing a YoY increase of 47.8-53.7%. Related NewsJPM Continues to Favor Copper/ Gold; ZIJIN MINING Remains Top PickThis is due to the increase in both the sales volume and prices of the Company's major products, which, coupled with the effective control of operating costs.Morgan Stanley said that the positive profit alert from CMOC was in line with its expectations, implying a 4Q25 net profit ranging from RMB5.7-6.5 billion, which corresponds to a QoQ growth of 2-16%, in line with expectations. Therefore, Morgan Stanley rated CMOC's H-shares at Overweight, with a target price of $23.2.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-01-16 16:25.)Related NewsM Stanley: CMOC (03993.HK) Positive Profit Alert in Line w/ TP $23.2 & Rating Overweight