Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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(Update3) TPV Technology Ltd., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of computer monitors, was suspended from trading in Hong Kong and Singapore pending an announcement of a plan to issue new shares and a possible buyout offer.
Sydney Morning Herald  Jan 27  Comment 
Russian metals giant UC Rusal dived more than nine percent in the first few minutes of trading on its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday.
Reuters  Jan 26  Comment 
The outgoing Guinean government has asked that part of the proceeds from the flotation of Russia's UC Rusal go towards clearing damages it says it is owed by the world's biggest aluminium producer, according to the Financial Times.
Financial Times  Jan 25  Comment 
The Guinean government has weighed in on UC Rusal’s $2.2bn initial public offering, demanding that part of the proceeds go towards clearing $860m it says it is owed in damages by the Russian group
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Company had hoped to raise up to $2.6bn to start paying down its debts, but a downturn in global sentiment in recent days weighed on the offering. The pricing will see it raise $2.2bn
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong's stock exchange was the world's hottest initial public offering (IPO) market last year with more than US$30 billion (S$41 billion) in new listings, but it stands accused of sacrificing quality for quantity.
The Economist  Jan 7  Comment 
Hong Kong’s stock exchange looks beyond China RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium company, desperately needs money to support mountains of debt but, as its recently issued prospectus suggests, there are reasons why funds may be tricky to...
Financial Times  Jan 4  Comment 
Prospectus states that indebted aluminium company does not meet the profit test to qualify for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Times Online  Dec 29  Comment 
Rusal, the Russian mining group and the world's largest producer of aluminium, looks set for a flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange in the new year.



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As of 31 December 2007, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had 1,241 listed companies[1] with a combined market capitalization of $2.7 trillion.[2] It is Asia's third largest stock exchange by market capitalization, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Basic Information

Exchange Symbols

  • Google Finance: HKG
  • Thomson Reuters: HK
  • Yahoo! Finance: .HK

Market Information (as of 31 December 2007)

  • Trading Hours:
    • Pre-Market Session: 09:30 - 10:00[3]
    • Normal Trading Session: 10:00 - 14:00[3]
    • Post-Market Session: 14:00 - 14:10[3]
2004[4] 2005[5] 2006[6] 2007[7]
Number of Listed Companies1,0961,1351,1731,241
Domestic Market Capitalization (in $ million)861,4631,054,9991,714,9532,654,416
Value of Shares Traded (in $ million)439,464464,273832,4002,136,910
Average Daily Turnover (in $ million)1,7651,8803,3708,687
Average Value of Trades (in $ thousand)11.818.818.518.0
New Capital Raised from Initial Public Offerings (in $ million)12,47421,29142,97237,486
New Capital Raised from Secondary Public Offerings (in $ million)23,65517,04024,46536,541
Number of Trading Days249247247246

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Indices

Benchmark Index

The Hang Seng Index, composed of the 45 Hong Kong companies with the highest market capitalization, is the benchmark stock index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.



Constituent Indices

  • Hang Seng Index (HSI-HK)
    • Hang Seng China Enterprise Index
    • Hang Seng China H-Financials Index
    • Hang Seng REIT Index
  • Hang Seng Composite Index Series
    • Hang Seng Composite Index
    • Hang Seng Hong Kong Composite Index (HSCI-HK)
      • Hang Seng Hong Kong LargeCap Index (HSHKLI-HK)
      • Hang Seng Hong Kong MidCap Index (HSHKMI-HK)
      • Hang Seng Hong Kong SmallCap Index (HSHKSI-HK)
    • Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index
      • Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index

Sector Indices

  • Hang Seng Index (HSI-HK)
    • HSI-Finance Index (HSF-HK)
    • HSI-Utilities Index (HSU-HK)
    • HSI-Property Index (HFP-HK)
    • HSI-Commerce and Industry Index (HSC-HK)
  • Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes
    • Energy
    • Materials
    • Industrial Goods
    • Consumer Goods
    • Services
    • Telecommunications
    • Utilities
    • Financials
    • Properties & Construction
    • Information Technology
    • Conglomerates

Stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

References

  1. Number of Listed Companies (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  2. Domestic Market Capitalization (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trading Hours, Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  4. Annual Statistics 2004, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  5. Annual Statistics 2005, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  6. Annual Statistics 2006, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  7. Annual Statistics 2007, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
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