HSI Opens Down 113 pts or 0.5%; WH GROUP, XINYI GLASS Each Open Up 7%

Hong Kong stocks opened lower, with the HSI down 0.5% at 23,811. WH GROUP and XINYI GLASS led gains, each rising approximately 7%. Among financials, HKEX rose 1.4%, while AIA and HSBC fell. Tech giants showed mixed performance: SMIC gained 3%, whereas Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan declined slightly.

Hong Kong stocks opened lower this morning. The HSI opened down 113 pts or 0.5% at 23,811. The HSCEI opened down 40 pts or 0.5% at 7,935. The HSTECH opened down 9 pts or 0.2% at 4,595.

WH GROUP (00288.HK) +0.060 (+0.700%) Short selling $236.92M; Ratio 35.986% and XINYI GLASS (00868.HK) -0.300 (-3.254%) Short selling $24.41M; Ratio 33.247% each opened up about 7.3%, ranking as the top two blue chips at the open. SMIC (00981.HK) +1.750 (+2.288%) Short selling $632.85M; Ratio 4.067% opened up 3%.

Among heavyweight financials, performance was mixed at the open. HKEX (00388.HK) -3.400 (-0.907%) Short selling $468.20M; Ratio 15.742% opened up 1.4%, AIA (01299.HK) -1.050 (-1.425%) Short selling $608.68M; Ratio 23.294% opened down 0.3%, and HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -2.500 (-1.678%) Short selling $458.06M; Ratio 10.992% opened down 1.3%.

Heavyweight techs jumbled at the open. BABA-W (09988.HK) -3.400 (-3.241%) Short selling $2.14B; Ratio 12.843% opened down 2%, TENCENT (00700.HK) -7.400 (-1.681%) Short selling $1.20B; Ratio 9.104% opened down 0.3%, while MEITUAN-W (03690.HK) -1.600 (-2.228%) Short selling $1.29B; Ratio 26.104% opened up 0.6%.
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-06-18 16:25.)

Hong Kong stocks opened lower this morning. The HSI opened down 113 pts or 0.5% at 23,811. The HSCEI opened down 40 pts or 0.5% at 7,935. The HSTECH opened down 9 pts or 0.2% at 4,595.