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title: "The short selling in Hong Kong stocks for half a day was HKD 17.26 billion, accounting for 21.6% of the total turnover of shortable shares"
description: "The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 17.26 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 21.6% of the total shortable stock trading volume of HKD 79.72 billion. Th"
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published_at: "2026-02-23T05:30:01.000Z"
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# The short selling in Hong Kong stocks for half a day was HKD 17.26 billion, accounting for 21.6% of the total turnover of shortable shares

> The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 17.26 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 21.6% of the total shortable stock trading volume of HKD 79.72 billion. The previous day was 29%. Major shorted stocks include: TRACKER FUND with a short selling ratio of 25.8% and a short selling amount of HKD 1.64 billion; CSOP HS TECH with a short selling ratio of 40.8% and a short selling amount of HKD 1.45 billion; MEITUAN-W with a short selling ratio of 37.6% and a short selling amount of HKD 1.35 billion; HSCEI ETF with a short selling ratio of 18.2% and a short selling amount of HKD 820 million; TENCENT with a short selling ratio of 11.4% and a short selling amount of HKD 780 million

The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 17.26 billion in the half-day, accounting for 21.6% of the total shortable stock turnover of HKD 79.72 billion. The previous day was 29%.

Top 5 stocks by short selling amount:

TRACKER FUND (02800.HK) short selling ratio 25.8%, short selling amount HKD 1.64 billion.

CSOP HS TECH (03033.HK) short selling ratio 40.8%, short selling amount HKD 1.45 billion.

MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) short selling ratio 37.6%, short selling amount HKD 1.35 billion.

HSCEI ETF (02828.HK) short selling ratio 18.2%, short selling amount HKD 820 million.

TENCENT (00700.HK) short selling ratio 11.4%, short selling amount HKD 780 million

### Related Stocks

- [03690.HK - MEITUAN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03690.HK.md)
- [00700.HK - TENCENT](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00700.HK.md)
- [02828.HK - HSCEI ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02828.HK.md)
- [03033.HK - CSOP HS TECH](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03033.HK.md)
- [02800.HK - TRACKER FUND](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02800.HK.md)

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