The HSI opened 90 pts or 0.5% higher at 17,613; the HSCEI opened 36 pts or 0.6% higher at 6,311; and the HSTECH opened 38 pts or 1.1% higher at 3,639.

In terms of techs, BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  +0.400 (+0.467%)    Short selling $305.37M; Ratio 40.810%   surged 7.8% at $93, as Beijing planned to support self-driving cars to run online ride-hailing services. BABA-SW (09988.HK)  +3.300 (+2.933%)    Short selling $1.44B; Ratio 15.026%   and JD-SW (09618.HK)  +3.700 (+2.972%)    Short selling $335.24M; Ratio 12.690%   hiked 1.7% and 1.8%. TENCENT (00700.HK)  +2.000 (+0.387%)    Short selling $814.89M; Ratio 11.366%   , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  +1.800 (+1.434%)    Short selling $865.25M; Ratio 16.815%   and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  +1.550 (+2.242%)    Short selling $702.41M; Ratio 21.810%   lifted 1.1%-1.3%. BILIBILI-W (09626.HK)  +7.800 (+4.065%)    Short selling $315.14M; Ratio 22.423%   soared 2.3%.

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SUNNY OPTICAL (02382.HK)  -0.250 (-0.327%)    Short selling $107.33M; Ratio 17.804%   reported a 19.6% YoY rise in handset lens shipments in June, and its stock price opened 0.4% higher at $46.7. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK)  +2.600 (+2.100%)    Short selling $802.98M; Ratio 29.567%   , an electric vehicle stock, leaped 1.9% at $239.6.

As to other stocks, NONGFU SPRING (09633.HK)  +1.550 (+3.739%)    Short selling $176.41M; Ratio 33.847%   will see its stake increased by Yangshengtang by no more than 2 billion H shares, and the stock price opened 3.7% higher at $35. Chinese property developer CHINA VANKE (02202.HK)  +0.030 (+0.584%)    Short selling $13.95M; Ratio 12.625%   forecasted a loss of at least RMB7 billion in 1H24, and the stock price opened 4.5% lower.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-18 16:25.)