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title: "The short selling in the Hong Kong stock market for half a day reached HKD 18.81 billion, accounting for 17.6% of the total turnover of shortable stocks"
description: "The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 18.81 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 17.6% of the total turnover of shortable stocks. The main shorted stocks i"
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published_at: "2026-02-26T05:30:01.000Z"
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# The short selling in the Hong Kong stock market for half a day reached HKD 18.81 billion, accounting for 17.6% of the total turnover of shortable stocks

> The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 18.81 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 17.6% of the total turnover of shortable stocks. The main shorted stocks include TRACKER FUND with a short selling ratio of 45.3% and a short selling amount of HKD 1.88 billion; CSOP HS TECH with a short selling ratio of 44.6% and a short selling amount of HKD 1.59 billion; XL II CSOP HS TECH with a short selling ratio of 72.3% and a short selling amount of HKD 520 million; AGX National Index with a short selling ratio of 82.7% and a short selling amount of HKD 510 million; HSBC HOLDINGS with a short selling ratio of 20.6% and a short selling amount of HKD 500 million

The short selling amount in the Hong Kong stock market reached HKD 18.81 billion in the first half of the day, accounting for 17.6% of the total shortable stock turnover of HKD 106.84 billion. The previous day was 19.8%.

Top 5 stocks by short selling amount:

TRACKER FUND (02800.HK) short selling ratio 45.3%, short selling amount HKD 1.88 billion.

CSOP HS TECH (03033.HK) short selling ratio 44.6%, short selling amount HKD 1.59 billion.

XL Er CSOP HS TECH (07226.HK) short selling ratio 72.3%, short selling amount HKD 520 million.

AGX Guo Zhi Dui (03416.HK) short selling ratio 82.7%, short selling amount HKD 510 million.

HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) short selling ratio 20.6%, short selling amount HKD 500 million

### Related Stocks

- [02800.HK - TRACKER FUND](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02800.HK.md)
- [00005.HK - HSBC HOLDINGS](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00005.HK.md)
- [03033.HK - CSOP HS TECH](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03033.HK.md)

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