Market Overview: Hong Kong stocks showed slight gains in the morning session, with the HSI up 8 points to 26,158 and total half-day turnover reaching $135.217 billion.

Stock Movements: HANG SENG BANK rose 0.3% following the approval of its privatization, while HSBC HOLDINGS fell 0.6%. CKH HOLDINGS increased by 1.5% as it sought dual listing support from Goldman Sachs and UBS.

AI-Related Stocks Performance: Several AI-related stocks, including GDS-SW and FOURTH PARADIGM, saw gains of over 3%, while KNOWLEDGE ATLAS surged by 14.9%. Conversely, UNISOUND experienced a significant drop of 9.5%.

IPO Highlights: The IPO MINIMAX-WP saw a remarkable increase of 80.5%, trading at $294, significantly above its initial listing price of $165.

IPO Announcement: ILUVATAR COREX (09903.HK) has revealed its IPO details in Hong Kong, planning to issue 25.4318 million H-shares, with 10% allocated for public offering and 90% for international placement.

Financial Goals: The company aims to raise approximately HKD3.677 billion with an offer price of HKD144.6 per share, and the IPO period runs from today until next Monday, with listing expected next Thursday.

Cornerstone Investors: ILUVATAR COREX has secured 18 cornerstone investors, including notable firms like ZTE and UBS AM Singapore, who will subscribe for shares worth over HKD1.583 billion, representing about 43.02% of the offered shares.

Market Activity: The article notes current short selling data for related stocks, indicating market interest and activity surrounding the IPO.

Stock Performance: FOURTH PARADIGM (06682.HK) experienced a decline of 1.604%, with short selling amounting to $23.59 million and a ratio of 33.230%.

Patent Grant: Weike Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of FOURTH PARADIGM, has been awarded a patent for 'AI smart glasses' that feature multiple functionalities such as object recognition, photo taking, recording, translation, communication, navigation, and AI voice assistance.

Company Performance: FOURTH PARADIG (06682.HK) reported a total revenue of RMB4.402 billion for 1-3Q25, reflecting a 36.8% year-on-year growth.

Market Demand: The revenue increase is attributed to the rising demand for enterprise AI transformation implementations, which has significantly outpaced last year's growth rate.

Short Selling Activity: The company experienced short selling amounting to $12.53 million, with a short selling ratio of 8.434%.

Stock Movement: The stock price increased by 0.200, representing a 0.413% rise.

Stock Performance: Tencent, Alibaba, Sea Limited, and several other companies received "Buy" ratings, while some stocks like Xiaomi and Meituan experienced slight declines in value.

Short Selling Data: Notable short selling activity was reported for stocks such as Xiaomi, Meituan, and Kuaishou, with short selling ratios exceeding 16%.

Investment Ratings: Various companies, including JD.com, Baidu, and New Oriental Education, were assigned "Buy" or "Outperform" ratings, indicating positive expectations for their performance.

Market Insights: Morgan Stanley highlighted potential positive earnings surprises for H shares and Chinese ADRs, suggesting a favorable outlook for certain stocks in the market.