At midday close, Hang Seng Index and China Enterprises Index were last traded at 24087 and 11805, up 85 pts and up 204 pts, respectively, on turnover of $57.435 billion. 

Mainland insurers and banks led market gainers. PING AN (02318.HK)  +3.150 (+4.315%)    Short selling $769.86M; Ratio 25.880%   soared 4.4% to $76.2, being the best performer of blue chips; CHINA LIFE (02628.HK)  +0.500 (+1.789%)    Short selling $97.34M; Ratio 10.521%   jumped 1.6%; BANK OF CHINA (03988.HK)  +0.190 (+4.600%)    Short selling $107.07M; Ratio 6.114%   ICBC (01398.HK)  +0.200 (+3.650%)    Short selling $87.18M; Ratio 4.339%   and CCB (00939.HK)  +0.240 (+3.890%)    Short selling $86.09M; Ratio 3.041%   advanced 3.1%, 2.9% and 2.9%, respectively. As Shanghai Composite Index was nearing 3,000 level, X ISHARES A50 (02823.HK)  +0.580 (+5.000%)    Short selling $1.24B; Ratio 30.338%   and CSOP A50 ETF (02822.HK)  +0.620 (+5.201%)    Short selling $777.24M; Ratio 38.431%   were boosted up by 2.6% and 2.3%, respectively. 

HKEX (00388.HK)  +5.900 (+3.315%)    Short selling $49.82M; Ratio 2.886%   continued higher by 2.2% to $181.9. Brokers extended gain. HAITONG SEC (06837.HK)  +3.070 (+16.006%)    Short selling $60.33M; Ratio 4.525%   and CITIC SEC (06030.HK)  +3.600 (+12.789%)    Short selling $92.05M; Ratio 7.962%   rocketed 9.2% and 8.9%, respectively. EMPEROR CAPITAL (00717.HK)  +0.540 (+98.182%)   surged 55%; BRIGHT SMART (01428.HK)  +0.390 (+27.273%)   increased 22%; CC SECURITIES (01375.HK)  +0.580 (+7.754%)   and C FORTUNE FIN (00290.HK)  +0.013 (+8.609%)   perked up 6.8% and 8.6%, respectively. 

Heavyweight TENCENT (00700.HK)  -0.300 (-0.252%)    Short selling $47.53M; Ratio 4.105%   rose 1.2% to $120.3; CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)  -1.200 (-1.262%)    Short selling $182.67M; Ratio 26.256%   , bucking the uptrend, lost 1.3% to $93.85; HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  +0.300 (+0.389%)    Short selling $15.74M; Ratio 3.680%   edged up 0.65% to $77.55