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title: "The short selling in Hong Kong stocks for half a day amounted to HKD 19.2 billion, accounting for 28.2% of the total turnover of shortable stocks"
description: "The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 19.2 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 28.2% of the total shortable stock turnover of HKD 68.2 billion. This is an"
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published_at: "2026-02-16T05:30:01.000Z"
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# The short selling in Hong Kong stocks for half a day amounted to HKD 19.2 billion, accounting for 28.2% of the total turnover of shortable stocks

> The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 19.2 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 28.2% of the total shortable stock turnover of HKD 68.2 billion. This is an increase from 20.3% the previous day. The five stocks with the highest short selling amounts are: HSCEI short selling ratio 47.9%, amount HKD 2.4 billion; TRACKER FUND short selling ratio 43.6%, amount HKD 2.16 billion; Southern HS Tech short selling ratio 55.3%, amount HKD 1.72 billion; Alibaba-W short selling ratio 24.3%, amount HKD 1.08 billion; Meituan-W short selling ratio 36.9%, amount HKD 710 million

The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 19.2 billion in the half-day session, accounting for 28.2% of the total shortable stock turnover of HKD 68.2 billion. The previous day was 20.3%.

Top 5 stocks by short selling amount:

HSCEI ETF (02828.HK) short selling ratio 47.9%, short selling amount HKD 2.4 billion.

TRACKER FUND (02800.HK) short selling ratio 43.6%, short selling amount HKD 2.16 billion.

Southern Hang Seng Technology (03033.HK) short selling ratio 55.3%, short selling amount HKD 1.72 billion.

Alibaba-W (09988.HK) short selling ratio 24.3%, short selling amount HKD 1.08 billion.

MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) short selling ratio 36.9%, short selling amount HKD 710 million

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