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<H Shrs>HSI Ends Down 287 pts; LI AUTO-W Stumbles 14%; CN Telecoms Bloom
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US bourse was squeezed dramatically last Friday (15th) as US Treasury yields skyrocketed, while APAC markets broadly subtracted today (18th). The HSI finished at 25,675, down 287 pts or 1.11%. Full-day turnover amounted to HKD292.712 billion. The HSTECH settled at 4,844, down 96 pts or about 1.95%. The HSCEI closed at 8,597, down 93 pts or 1.07%.

Key techs waned across the board. TENCENT (00700.HK) closed at HKD449.2, down 1.58%; BABA-W (09988.HK) closed at HKD131.7, down 0.45%. Citi expected MEITUAN-W (003690.HK) 1Q results to meet expectations; the stock closed at HKD82.150, down nearly 0.7%.

Autos logged notable selling pressure. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK) closed at HKD64.9, plunging 14.2% and ranking as the worst-performing blue chip. Citi noted that the upgraded Li L9 was not a game changer. GEELY AUTO (00175.HK) closed at HKD20.58, down 4.81%. BYD COMPANY (01211.HK) closed at HKD93.8, down 2.75%. LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK) reported its 1Q loss widened sharply to RMB390 million, with shares diving 7.8% to close at HKD41.68. NIO-SW (09866.HK) cratered 3.5%. GWMOTOR (02333.HK) fell off 3.9%. GAC GROUP (02238.HK) declined 2.6%.

The three major telecoms bucked the trend. CHINA TELECOM (00728.HK) launched a series of trial commercial Token packages, with shares soaring 6% to HKD5.64, rendering it the best-performing blue chip. CHINA UNICOM (00762.HK) shot up 3.8%, while CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK) edged up 0.2%.
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