MARKET TALK: HK Short Sales +44.2% Tuesday; Tencent Tops

6th Jul 2010 00:38

2338 GMT [Dow Jones] HK short-selling volume +44.2% at HK$3.855 billion Tuesday, 8.3% of market total vs 6.7% Monday, suggests investors not impressed by HSI's 1.2% rebound yesterday as rise modest vs 4.3% fall over previous 4 sessions. Tencent (0700.HK) leads with HK$336.06 million, then China Life (2628.HK) wit HK$195.71 million, Cnooc (0883.HK) with HK$163.62 million, ICBC (1398.HK) with HK$140.24 million, HSBC (0005.HK) with HK$127.80 million. ([email protected]) Contact us in Singapore. 65 64154 140; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 06, 2010 19:38 ET (23:38 GMT)