Citi's Ratings for Chinese Property Developers: Citi has provided investment ratings and target prices for various Chinese property developers, with ratings ranging from "Buy" to "Sell/High Risk" based on their performance and short selling ratios.

Target Prices Overview: Target prices for selected developers include Agile Group at HKD 0.53, C&D International Group at HKD 22.5, and China Overseas at HKD 17.2, reflecting varying levels of investor confidence.

Citi's Ratings for Brokerage Platforms: The investment ratings for Chinese brokerage platforms and project managers also indicate a "Buy" recommendation for companies like KE Holdings and Greentown Management, with target prices set at USD 22.6 and HKD 3.45, respectively.

Market Reactions and Short Selling: The report highlights significant short selling activity across various stocks, indicating market volatility and investor caution, particularly in the context of the Chinese real estate sector.

Market Performance: Hong Kong stocks rose on the settlement date, with the HSI increasing by 141 points (0.5%) to close at 27,968, while the HSCEI gained 40 points (0.4%) to finish at 9,552. The HSTECH, however, fell by 59 points (1%) to close at 5,841.

Chinese Developers Surge: Significant gains were observed among Chinese developers, attributed to reports that they are no longer required to report the "Three Red Lines" metrics monthly. Notable increases included KWG GROUP (+40.96%), CHINA AOYUAN (+32.88%), and SUNAC (+29.13%).

Short Selling Activity: The short selling activity was notable, with various developers experiencing high ratios, such as SHIMAO GROUP (6.765%) and CIFI HOLD GP (1.472%), indicating a mix of investor sentiment in the market.

Consumer Stocks Rise: Consumer stocks also saw increases, with ZJLD surging by 12.35% and CTG DUTY-FREE by 7.98%, alongside other notable gains in companies like TSINGTAO BREW (+5.63%) and ANTA SPORTS (+4.80%).

Market Performance: The HSI experienced a strong start, reaching a 4.5-year high of 27,981 before settling at 27,975, with a midday increase of 148 points or 0.5%. The HSCEI also rose by 43 points, while the HSTECH saw a slight decline.

Chinese Property Developers Rally: Several Chinese property developers surged in stock prices after being exempted from submitting monthly "Three Red Lines" reports, with notable increases of 26-34% for companies like CHINA AOYUAN and LOGAN GROUP.

Mixed Results in Other Sectors: While property managers and some tech stocks saw gains, companies like SANDS CHINA and GALAXY ENT experienced declines, with SANDS CHINA dropping 7.3% despite a rise in its adjusted property EBITDA.

Commodity and Tech Stock Movements: Gold and silver prices reached new highs, positively impacting ZIJIN MINING, while tech giants like TENCENT and BIDU-SW saw minor increases, contrasting with losses from BABA-W and BILIBILI-W.

Hong Kong Stock Market Performance: Hong Kong stocks opened lower on the 21st, with the HSI initially dropping 90 points before rebounding slightly, ultimately closing down 52 points at 26,435 with a turnover of $96.386 billion.

Chinese Blue Chip Developers: Major Chinese blue chip developers experienced declines, with LONGFOR GROUP, CHINA RES LAND, and CHINA OVERSEAS dropping between 0.5% and 3.2%, while CHINA RES MIXC saw a slight increase of 0.2%.

CIFI HOLD GP's Significant Drop: CIFI HOLD GP opened flat but fell significantly during the morning session, dropping 10.29% to a listing low of $0.122 after a previous 16% plunge on block trade.

CHINA VANKE's Bondholder Approval: CHINA VANKE outperformed its peers with a 2.6% gain after bondholders approved a plan to adjust repayment arrangements, including a 40% principal repayment by the end of January and an extension for the remaining 60%.

Stock Performance: CIFI HOLD GP (00884.HK) experienced a decline of 3.03%, with short selling amounting to $366.59K and a ratio of 8.460%.

December Sales Figures: The company reported contracted sales of approximately RMB1 billion for December 2025, a decrease of 58.3% year-over-year, with a contracted average selling price of RMB10,400 per sq.m.

Annual Sales Overview: For the entire year of 2025, CIFI HOLD GP's aggregated contracted sales totaled RMB16.1 billion, down 52.2% year-over-year, with an average selling price of RMB10,900 per sq.m.

Equity Owner Sales: Contracted sales attributable to equity owners for December were around RMB500 million, while for the whole year, it was approximately RMB8.29 billion.