US stocks were mixed overnight (18th). Techs saw profit-taking, while the DJIA grew 159 pts. The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq sank for a second consecutive day. The HSI opened slightly higher by 18 pts today (19th) and trended upward. It closed at 25,797, up 122 pts or 0.48%. Full-day turnover reached HKD272.166 billion. The HSCEI finished at 8,639, up 41 pts or 0.49%. The HSTECH concluded at 4,857, up 12 pts or 0.26%. Among major tech names, TENCENT (00700.HK)  +10.800 (+2.404%)    Short selling $1.66B; Ratio 10.659%   saw its Tencent Cloud platform Hy3 preview and DeepSeek-V4-Pro set for commercialization. The stock once rallied more than 4% and closed at HKD460, up 2.4%. BABA-W (09988.HK)  +1.600 (+1.215%)    Short selling $1.64B; Ratio 16.178%   , MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)  +0.900 (+1.096%)    Short selling $546.42M; Ratio 21.381%   , BIDU-SW (09888.HK)  +2.000 (+1.485%)    Short selling $577.20M; Ratio 39.244%   and NTES-S (09999.HK)  +3.100 (+1.770%)    Short selling $176.43M; Ratio 19.509%   each gained over 1%. AI large-model stocks were suppressed against the broader market trend. MINIMAX-W (00100.HK)  -57.500 (-7.188%)    Short selling $40.91M; Ratio 6.679%   and KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK)  -107.000 (-9.411%)    Short selling $89.04M; Ratio 7.357%   plunged 7.2% and 9.4%, respectively. Big data stock XUNCE (03317.HK)  -27.000 (-9.747%)   slumped 9.8%. The &#34;NIO, XPENG and LI AUTO&#34; EV trio declined. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK)  -2.800 (-4.314%)    Short selling $1.10B; Ratio 46.139%   opened flat and moved lower, closing at HKD62.1, down 4.31%, the worst-performing blue chip of the day. NIO-SW (09866.HK)  -2.260 (-4.754%)    Short selling $91.21M; Ratio 29.333%   slid 4.75%, while XPENG-W (09868.HK)  -2.150 (-3.545%)    Short selling $444.24M; Ratio 41.140%   cratered 3.54%. (HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-19 16:25.)AASTOCKS Financial News

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The HSI closed up 122 points at 25,797, with a turnover of HKD272.166 billion. TENCENT surged over 2% following positive developments in its cloud platform. Other tech stocks like BABA and MEITUAN also saw gains, while MINIMAX-W and KNOWLEDGE ATLAS dropped significantly. The EV sector struggled, with LI AUTO, NIO, and XPENG all declining. Overall, the market showed mixed results amid profit-taking in US stocks.

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HSI Lifts 122 pts at Close; TENCENT Soars 2%+; MINIMAX-W, KNOWLEDGE ATLAS, XUNCE Wane