Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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Oleg Deripaska’s plans to have the aluminium group start trading by the end of the year are derailed after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange postpones a decision to approve it until December 3
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will not make a decision to go ahead with United Co Rusal’s initial public offering (IPO) until next week, MB understands
Bloomberg  Nov 26  Comment 
(Update1) Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. Chairman Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, is buying more shares in the property developer, the worst-performing stock this year among the city’s five biggest real-estate companies.
Wall Street Journal  Nov 25  Comment 
The Hong Kong stock exchange's listing committee is set to consider whether to approve the Russian mining company's IPO.
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United Co Rusal will have to wait at least another week to proceed with its initial public offering, having missed a listing committee hearing at the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday, MB understands
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United Co Rusal will seek permission for a listing from the Hong Kong stock exchange next week, with the aim of raising several billion dollars towards paying off some its $16.8 billion debt
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Richard Chang, founder of SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, has been replaced in a move that could pave the way for consolidation in China’s struggling chip sector
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The Australian  Oct 14  Comment 
SHARES in China's latest property company to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange rose in pre-market trade yesterday, offering much-needed hope for five others planning to raise up to $HK31 billion ($4.5bn) in proposed floats.
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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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