<div id="readability-page-1"><div>TECHTRONIC IND (00669.HK) -0.600 (-0.510%) Short selling $223.57M; Ratio 28.843% opened slightly lower by 0.5% this morning (20th) at HKD117.1, with 150,000 shares traded pre-market, involving HKD17.565 million.TECHTRONIC IND's key partner, US home improvement retailer Home Depot (HD.US) , announced its results for the first fiscal quarter ended May 3. Net sales added 4.8% YoY to USD41.765 billion, above market expectations of USD41.52 billion. Adjusted EPS was USD3.43, slightly beating the market consensus of USD3.41. Home Depot maintained its full-year guidance, forecasting full-year SSSG of 0-2% YoY and adjusted earnings growth of 0-4% YoY. The company said the US housing market recovery remains weak, with high home prices and elevated interest rates continuing to suppress demand for large-scale renovation projects, while consumers have become more cautious in spending. Home Depot closed up 0.9% overnight (19th) at USD302.44, with little change in after-hours trading.In a report, Citi expected TECHTRONIC IND's sales YoY growth to accelerate in 2H26. Supported by Home Depot's reaffirmed sales growth guidance, the broker remained confident in its earnings forecasts for TECHTRONIC IND this year and continued to name the company as a top pick under its &#34;China Industrials - Export Theme&#34; portfolio, with a TP of HKD150 and a Buy rating. (HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-19 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)</div></div>

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TECHTRONIC INDopened down 0.5% at HKD117.1. Home Depot reported a 4.8% YoY increase in net sales to USD41.765 billion, slightly exceeding expectations. Citi maintains TECHTRONIC IND as a top pick, forecasting sales growth acceleration in 2H26 with a target price of HKD150 and a Buy rating.

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