Hong Kong bourse opened higher in the half-day trade today on the last trading day of the Year of the Dragon. The HSI opened higher by 139 points, or 0.7%, at 20,337; the HSCEI opened higher by 46 points, or 0.6%, at 7,428; and the HSTECH opened higher by 36 points, or 0.8%, at 4,723.Technology infrastructure and hardware stocks were depressed. GDS-SW (09698.HK) -1.800 (-7.912%) Short selling $37.72M; Ratio 47.528% slid 7.7%. KINGSOFT CLOUD (03896.HK) -0.190 (-3.094%) Short selling $57.87M; Ratio 27.726% and ZTE (00763.HK) +0.150 (+0.557%) Short selling $61.19M; Ratio 31.168% dived 3.1% and 2.8%, respectively. SMIC (00981.HK) -0.150 (-0.393%) Short selling $209.38M; Ratio 15.003% plunged 2.5% at $37.2.As for other techs, BABA-W (09988.HK) +1.050 (+1.203%) Short selling $319.11M; Ratio 12.834% , TENCENT (00700.HK) +5.600 (+1.416%) Short selling $309.01M; Ratio 5.410% , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.500 (-1.002%) Short selling $183.06M; Ratio 7.350% , NTES-S (09999.HK) +2.700 (+1.706%) Short selling $103.00M; Ratio 16.683% and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $74.70M; Ratio 16.184% added 1.2-1.4%. BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +3.050 (+3.599%) Short selling $280.77M; Ratio 24.593% shot up 1.9%. XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) +1.200 (+3.235%) Short selling $565.49M; Ratio 17.511% leaped 2% at $37.85. JD-SW (09618.HK) -0.400 (-0.254%) Short selling $187.86M; Ratio 17.322% lifted 0.8%. KINGSOFT (03888.HK) +2.150 (+5.819%) Short selling $315.24M; Ratio 61.731% and NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK) +1.350 (+3.699%) Short selling $18.16M; Ratio 13.765% mounted 1.5% and 1.8%. Automaker XPENG-W (09868.HK) +0.850 (+1.462%) Short selling $27.82M; Ratio 20.976% jumped up 2.5%.Chinese property developer CHINA VANKE (02202.HK) +0.120 (+2.120%) Short selling $63.62M; Ratio 22.670% was expected to turn from profit to loss last year of RMB45 billion, and transferred 49% of the income rights and management company equity of the Mangrove Bay project to Shenzhen Metro Group. The stock rallied 8.7% at $6.15.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-01-28 12:25.)