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Here, we focus on two-dimensional (2D) metal dichalcogenides and dihalides with the chemical formula MX2 by screening structures sharing the P4\u0304m2 space group among 330 MX2 compounds from the computational 2D materials database. Via high-throughput first-principles computations, 25 stable MX2 (M = Mg, Ca, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, Cd, Sn; X = F, Cl, Br, I, O, S, Se) systems with in-plane negative Poisson\u2019s ratios (NPRs) are successfully identified. Within these structures, 2D NiCl2 has the largest NPR value of \u22120.34, with a magnitude significantly higher than those of black phosphorene (\u22120.027) and SnO2 (\u22120.1). The distinct auxetic effect in MX2 originates from both the unique local corner-sharing tetrahedral structural motif under the low-dimensional effect and the strong orbital interaction between the d orbitals of M and the p orbitals of halogen\/chalcogen atoms. As a result, Poisson\u2019s ratio can be effectively tuned by enhancing the d\u2013p interaction through an external biaxial strain. We reveal that these auxetic materials exhibit rich electronic and magnetic properties, covering nonmagnetic, ferromagnetic, or anti-ferromagnetic metals, semiconductors, and insulators. 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