MARKET TALK: HK Short Sales Down 12.0% Monday; AgBank Tops

26th Jul 2010 00:38

2338 GMT [Dow Jones] HK short-selling volume down 12.0% at HK$2.812 billion yesterday, mainly tracking lower broad market volume, as percentage of total market volume at 5.1% tad higher than Friday's 4.6% but ratio remains benign, suggesting bears deterred by HSI's 5-day winning streak. Agricultural Bank of China (1288.HK) again top target with HK$168.52 million, followed by China Mobile (0941.HK) with HK$166.84 million, SHK Properties (0016.HK) with HK$139.50 million. HSBC (0005.HK), China Construction Bank (0939.HK) rounded out top 5, with HK$111.52 million, HK$72.27 million respectively. ([email protected]) Contact us in Singapore. 65 64154 140; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 26, 2010 19:38 ET (23:38 GMT)