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<H Shrs>HSI Fades 142 pts at Half-day; SMIC, HUA HONG SEMI Each Up 8%+; HESAI-W Slumps 10% Post-results
The HSI settled at 25,655 at midday, down 142 pts or 0.55%. Half-day turnover amounted to HKD140.719 billion. The HSCEI closed at 8,604 at midday, down 34 pts or 0.4%. The HSTECH c...
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The HSI settled at 25,655 at midday, down 142 pts or 0.55%. Half-day turnover amounted to HKD140.719 billion. The HSCEI closed at 8,604 at midday, down 34 pts or 0.4%. The HSTECH closed at 4,865, up 7 pts or 0.16%.

Market sentiment was buoyed by YMTC initiating its A-share IPO process. SMIC (00981.HK)  -0.950 (-1.264%)    Short selling $1.46B; Ratio 10.608%   mushroomed 8.61% to HKD74.4, the best-performing blue chip at midday. HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  -4.800 (-3.614%)    Short selling $1.01B; Ratio 16.141%   swelled 8.66% to HKD126.7. Memory chip stock GIGADEVICE (03986.HK)  -15.500 (-2.200%)   elevated 14.29% to HKD688.

Among active leading tech names, TENCENT (00700.HK)  -16.200 (-3.559%)    Short selling $1.45B; Ratio 8.229%   edged down 0.57%; BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -7.700 (-5.738%)    Short selling $401.34M; Ratio 22.518%   fell 1.24%; JD-SW (09618.HK)  -4.300 (-3.365%)    Short selling $444.14M; Ratio 33.686%   bucked the trend, closing at HKD127.8 at midday, up 1.51%. BABA-W (09988.HK)  -5.900 (-4.473%)    Short selling $2.01B; Ratio 12.613%   gained 0.3%, while XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)  -0.480 (-1.593%)    Short selling $927.28M; Ratio 26.495%   dropped 1.89%.

On individual stocks, BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  -11.100 (-7.465%)    Short selling $388.44M; Ratio 23.909%   closed at HKD149.1 at midday, down 4.48%, as its 1Q game revenue recovery was said to be slower, prompting Daiwa and Goldman Sachs to cut their TPs. EVERG SERVICES (06666.HK)  -0.020 (-1.504%)   tumbled 6.25% to HKD1.35 after the exclusivity period for potential transaction negotiations expired without extension. HESAI-W (02525.HK)  +0.800 (+0.505%)    Short selling $94.00M; Ratio 44.502%   , which announced 1Q results after market close yesterday, reported HKD156.1 at midday, plunging 10.39%. Citi lowered its TP.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-21 16:25.)

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