The HSI lifted 623 points or 2.8% to close at 22,736. The HSCEI gained 242 points or 3.1% to close at 8,156. The HSTECH advanced 248 points or 5% to close at 5,227. The total market turnover for the day amounted to $261.526 billion.

Chip stocks chased laggards, with SMIC (00981.HK)  +0.200 (+0.477%)    Short selling $928.65M; Ratio 12.126%   and HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK)  -0.500 (-2.083%)    Short selling $89.82M; Ratio 14.642%   rocketing 29% and 30%. For other techs, BABA-W (09988.HK)  -2.600 (-3.066%)    Short selling $566.83M; Ratio 13.748%   and MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  -6.000 (-3.785%)    Short selling $1.32B; Ratio 21.784%   leaped 3.5% and 4.1%, while TENCENT (00700.HK)  -4.000 (-1.033%)    Short selling $797.96M; Ratio 11.653%   and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)  -1.050 (-2.530%)    Short selling $338.41M; Ratio 35.150%   climbed 2.4% and 2.8%. JD-SW (09618.HK)  -6.800 (-4.293%)    Short selling $613.49M; Ratio 17.426%   elevated 7.3%, while XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)  -0.600 (-1.671%)    Short selling $901.11M; Ratio 23.841%   and BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  -1.600 (-1.957%)    Short selling $129.71M; Ratio 22.350%   ascended 2.1% and 1.6%.

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In addition, CHINASOFT INT'L (00354.HK)  -0.020 (-0.394%)    Short selling $4.20M; Ratio 7.318%   and SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)  -0.030 (-2.083%)    Short selling $60.13M; Ratio 14.269%   spiked 17% and 20%, while KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK)  -0.070 (-0.764%)    Short selling $50.97M; Ratio 35.327%   surged 13%. NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK)  -11.300 (-24.197%)    Short selling $349.15M; Ratio 23.705%   , WEIMOB INC (02013.HK)  -0.070 (-3.043%)    Short selling $16.21M; Ratio 4.127%   , KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK)  +0.080 (+1.613%)    Short selling $8.18M; Ratio 1.576%   and Q TECH (01478.HK)  +0.040 (+0.587%)    Short selling $2.44M; Ratio 5.920%   rallied 10-11%.

Pharma PHARMARON (03759.HK)  -0.160 (-1.149%)    Short selling $1.76M; Ratio 5.703%   mushroomed 23%, while WUXI BIO (02269.HK)  -0.560 (-3.077%)    Short selling $130.29M; Ratio 18.229%   , CANSINOBIO (06185.HK)  +0.150 (+0.535%)    Short selling $277.73K; Ratio 2.642%   , WUXI APPTEC (02359.HK)  -0.700 (-1.256%)    Short selling $45.72M; Ratio 22.497%   , INNOVENT BIO (01801.HK)  +0.600 (+1.917%)    Short selling $24.19M; Ratio 5.368%   , AKESO (09926.HK)  +3.850 (+6.553%)    Short selling $56.07M; Ratio 9.423%   and CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK)  -0.070 (-1.573%)    Short selling $34.16M; Ratio 20.039%   escalated 9.5-14.5%.

For Chinese and Hong Kong consumers, MNSO (09896.HK)  -2.300 (-4.807%)    Short selling $47.07M; Ratio 14.122%   and MIDEA GROUP (00300.HK)  -2.700 (-3.548%)    Short selling $151.05M; Ratio 40.943%   shot up over 9%, while TRIP.COM-S (09961.HK)  -16.000 (-2.968%)    Short selling $191.37M; Ratio 23.384%   and ZHONGSHENG HLDG (00881.HK)  -0.320 (-2.484%)    Short selling $24.49M; Ratio 45.593%   mounted 7% and 6.6%. YIHAI INTL (01579.HK)  -0.120 (-0.894%)    Short selling $10.20M; Ratio 20.982%   , XTEP INT'L (01368.HK)  +0.050 (+0.864%)    Short selling $5.36M; Ratio 15.085%   , CTG DUTY-FREE (01880.HK)  -1.800 (-3.704%)    Short selling $11.26M; Ratio 20.410%   and HISENSE HA (00921.HK)  -0.600 (-2.214%)    Short selling $22.32M; Ratio 35.608%   swelled over 5%.

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Automaker BYD COMPANY (01211.HK)  -3.000 (-1.073%)    Short selling $382.50M; Ratio 24.406%   inclined 2.2%, while GWMOTOR (02333.HK)  -0.440 (-3.354%)    Short selling $58.83M; Ratio 24.100%   , GEELY AUTO (00175.HK)  -0.520 (-3.528%)    Short selling $187.09M; Ratio 27.471%   and LI AUTO-W (02015.HK)  -3.400 (-3.613%)    Short selling $199.37M; Ratio 24.277%   hiked 3.8-4.6%.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-01-22 16:25.)