HSI Adds 126 pts; TENCENT Swings Down from Peak 

The US stocks traded mixed yesterday (9 May). Nasdaq Composite Index hit a new high. Hang Seng Index opened up 42 pts and climbed 275 pts at most to peak at 25,164. At close, the benchmark index increased 126 pts or 0.5% to 25,015. Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 98 pts or 1% to 10,227. Market turnover rose to $93.644 billion.

CHINA UNICOM (00762.HK)  +0.340 (+3.386%)    Short selling $150.27M; Ratio 19.226%   shot up 3.4%. CKH HOLDINGS (00001.HK)  +2.250 (+2.285%)    Short selling $89.31M; Ratio 8.632%   's Italian telecom Wind reported first-quarter EBITDA of EUR458 million. CKH HOLDINGS jumped 2.3% to close at $100.7, rising above $100. CKI HOLDINGS (01038.HK)  +0.900 (+1.318%)    Short selling $33.51M; Ratio 12.929%   also hiked 1.3%. HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)  +0.200 (+0.298%)    Short selling $349.01M; Ratio 15.191%   and AIA (01299.HK)  +0.250 (+0.451%)    Short selling $279.07M; Ratio 23.938%   climbed 0.3% and 0.5%, while CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)  +0.650 (+0.767%)    Short selling $68.10M; Ratio 4.716%   inched up 0.8%. HKEX (00388.HK)  -0.200 (-0.103%)    Short selling $280.25M; Ratio 14.562%   's 1Q core profit was in line with estimates, but it dipped 0.1% at close. TENCENT (00700.HK)  -0.400 (-0.159%)    Short selling $636.80M; Ratio 8.514%   once sought for peak to hit record new high $255.4 but faded 0.2% at close.

PRC insurers outperformed. PING AN (02318.HK)  +1.650 (+3.763%)    Short selling $826.98M; Ratio 22.047%   surged 3.8%, posting the largest growth among blue-chips and HSCEI constituents. CHINA LIFE (02628.HK)  +0.500 (+2.114%)    Short selling $233.98M; Ratio 11.150%   hiked 2.1%. CPIC (02601.HK)  +0.350 (+1.241%)    Short selling $37.41M; Ratio 9.066%   and NCI (01336.HK)  +0.650 (+1.623%)    Short selling $126.06M; Ratio 15.718%   advanced 1.2% and 1.6%. PRC bank stocks increased, following the mass. BANK OF CHINA (03988.HK)  +0.050 (+1.337%)    Short selling $181.19M; Ratio 8.247%   , ICBC (01398.HK)  +0.060 (+1.190%)    Short selling $200.16M; Ratio 12.223%   , ABC (01288.HK)  +0.040 (+1.117%)    Short selling $82.58M; Ratio 17.171%   , CCB (00939.HK)  +0.070 (+1.116%)    Short selling $435.99M; Ratio 20.194%   gained 1.1% to 1.3%.

Surging yesterday, Chinese electricity stocks headed down today. DATANG POWER (00991.HK)  -0.010 (-0.386%)    Short selling $2.00M; Ratio 1.337%   and HUANENG POWER (00902.HK)  -0.040 (-0.714%)    Short selling $23.95M; Ratio 5.247%   lost 0.4% and 0.7%. CHINA RES POWER (00836.HK)  -0.300 (-2.098%)    Short selling $43.94M; Ratio 25.091%   sank 2.1%.