Hong Kong's stock market was closed this morning due to Typhoon but trading resumed this afternoon. Amid worries over early rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, Hang Seng Index ended down for the eighth day in a row. The HSI closed at 24,136, down 220 pts or 0.9%; Hang Seng China Enterprises Index closed at 10,718, down 116 pts or 1.1%. Market turnover was $57.732 billion.

As reports said iPhone 6 might not be able to enter the Mainland market within this year, CHINA UNICOM (00762.HK)  -0.620 (-4.526%)     Short selling $123.82M; Ratio 24.866%     sank 4.5% and became the weakest blue chip. CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)  -3.750 (-3.799%)     Short selling $653.35M; Ratio 26.371%     receded 3.8% to $94.95. In addition, Alibaba intended to raise the issue price for its offer shares under the IPO, but TENCENT (00700.HK)  -2.400 (-1.945%)     Short selling $576.05M; Ratio 29.253%     tumbled 1.9%.

HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  -0.150 (-0.182%)     Short selling $41.82M; Ratio 8.690%     slipped 0.2% to $82.35. SINOPEC CORP (00386.HK)  -0.150 (-2.069%)     Short selling $75.90M; Ratio 4.343%     fell 2.1% further.

As MTR CORPORATION (00066.HK)  +0.550 (+1.777%)     Short selling $12.76M; Ratio 25.113%    's financial group won the North West Rail Link Project, MTR's share price advanced 1.8%, outperforming other blue chips. CATHAY PAC AIR (00293.HK)  +0.220 (+1.517%)     Short selling $18.34M; Ratio 24.811%     gained another 1.5%. Moreover, gaming stocks were under selling pressure, with SANDS CHINA LTD (01928.HK)  -1.800 (-3.913%)     Short selling $137.08M; Ratio 11.447%     and GALAXY ENT (00027.HK)  -1.700 (-3.250%)     Short selling $161.41M; Ratio 21.940%     down 3.9% and 3.3% respectively.

Hainan Province was reportedly intended to build a large-scale airport with an area of 28 sq.km. in a land reclamation project in Sanya,and the overall investment of the project is expected to exceed RMB100 billion. Boosted by the news, MCC (01618.HK)  +0.130 (+6.736%)     Short selling $5.95M; Ratio 2.877%     soared 6.7% and CHINA COMM CONS (01800.HK)  +0.160 (+2.857%)     Short selling $36.66M; Ratio 20.840%     bounced 2.9%.
(Quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2014-09-16 16:25.)

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