HSI Closes with a 119-Point Gain; BABA-W and XIAOMI-W See Increases; XINYI SOLAR Surges 10%
Market Performance: The HSI rose by 119 points (0.45%) to close at 26,749, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing gains, while total market turnover reached HKD240.872 billion.
Tech Stock Movements: BABA-W advanced 2.2% amid news of supporting its chip subsidiary's independent listing, while other tech stocks like TENCENT and NTES-S saw slight declines, and KUAISHOU-W and BILIBILI-W experienced notable increases.
Chip Sector Developments: The acceptance of Enflame's IPO application on China's STAR Market positively impacted chip stocks, with SMIC and HUA HONG SEMI gaining, while INNOSCIENCE and BIREN TECH faced declines.
Renewable Energy Stocks Surge: Following Elon Musk's support for space photovoltaics, companies like GCL TECH, FLAT GLASS, and XINYI SOLAR saw significant stock price increases, with gains ranging from 9.3% to 11.1%.
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Company Performance: MINIMAX-WP reported a revenue increase of 158.9% year-over-year, reaching USD79.038 million, but experienced a significant loss of USD1.872 billion compared to a loss of USD465 million the previous year.
Loss Per Share: The loss per share for MINIMAX-WP was USD17.23, indicating a substantial financial downturn despite revenue growth.
Adjusted Net Loss: The company recorded a non-IFRS adjusted net loss of USD251 million, slightly higher than the USD244 million loss reported in the same period last year.
Market Activity: As of March 2, 2026, MINIMAX-WP had a short selling ratio of 13.596% with short selling amounting to $194.47 million.

Guosen Securities Rating: Guosen Securities has maintained an Outperform rating on MINIMAX-WP (00100.HK), with the stock showing a price increase of +2.685% to $20.500.
Short Selling Activity: The short selling volume for MINIMAX-WP is reported at $664.71M, with a short selling ratio of 25.574%.
Product Launches: MINIMAX-WP has introduced MiniMax 2.5, which allows for the operation of complex Agents, and an expert function that enables users to customize Agents with their skills and establish SOPs.
New AI Assistant: The company has also launched MaxClaw, a cloud-based AI assistant integrated into the MiniMax Agent platform, allowing users to utilize OpenClaw without needing their own server or API Key.

Short Selling Turnover: The short selling turnover in the Hong Kong market reached $21.6 billion at midday, accounting for 22.1% of the turnover of securities eligible for short selling, an increase from 20% on the previous trading day.
Top Short Selling Stocks: The top five stocks with the highest short selling amounts include TRACKER FUND (44.4% ratio, $3.31B), CSOP HS TECH (56.6% ratio, $2.10B), TENCENT (14% ratio, $1.04B), BABA-W (18.8% ratio, $948.57M), and MINIMAX-WP (29% ratio, $535.05M).

China's AI Token Demand: In February 2026, China's demand for AI tokens surged by 1.3 times, surpassing the US for the first time, according to OpenRouter data.
Top AI Models: The leading AI models in token usage included China's MINIMAX-WP and Moonshot AI, marking a shift in market dominance away from US developers.
Popular AI Models in China: The Qwen AI model series from Alibaba became the most popular among Chinese companies, nearly doubling its market share to 32.1% in the latter half of the previous year.
Other Notable Models: The top five AI models also featured Google's Gemini3 Flash Preview, China's DeepSeek V3.2, and Anthropic's Claude Sonnet4.5, highlighting a competitive landscape in AI development.
Functionality Upgrade: MINIMAX-WP announced an upgrade to the MiniMax Agent Expert, now called Expert 2.0, which simplifies the agent creation process by allowing users to describe tasks in natural language without needing to configure specific parameters.
Launch of MaxClaw: Alongside the Expert 2.0 upgrade, MINIMAX-WP launched MaxClaw, a cloud-based AI assistant that integrates with the MiniMax Agent web page, enabling users to utilize OpenClaw without needing their own servers or API keys.

Market Performance: The HSI closed up 175 points (0.7%) at 26,765, while the HSCEI rose 26 points (0.3%) to 9,034; however, the HSTECH fell by 10 points (0.2%) to 5,260, with a total market turnover of HKD236.765 billion.
HSBC Holdings Results: HSBC Holdings saw a 5.5% increase in stock price to HKD142.7, despite a 7% year-on-year drop in reported profit before tax for 2025, while Standard Chartered's stock fell 2.2% due to concerns over expense growth.
Commodity and Tech Stocks: Commodity stocks like Zhaojin Mining and China Gold International performed well, with gains of 3% and 4.5%, respectively, while tech stocks showed mixed results, with JD-SW and Meituan-W gaining slightly, while several AI-related stocks experienced significant declines.
Short Selling Trends: Short selling activity was notable across various sectors, with HSBC and JD-SW having high short selling ratios, while AI stocks like Knowledge Atlas and Minimax-WP faced substantial drops in their stock prices.




