HKEx: Highest Stock Market Turnover In 2006

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries:

Ten most active daily trading in 2006
(Main Board and GEM)
Rank	Date	Daily turnover value (HK$ mil)
1	19/4/2006	47,938.40
2	6/4/2006	45,970.35
3	7/4/2006	42,810.12
4	23/2/2006	42,554.41
5	8/3/2006	41,383.71
6	9/1/2006	40,959.82
7	13/1/2004	38,984.07
8	10/1/2006	38,124.14
9	7/3/2006	38,020.98
10	3/3/2006	37,934.15

Ten most active daily trading in the history
(Main Board and GEM)
Rank	Date	Daily turnover value (HK$ mil)
1	28/8/1998	79,002.61
2	19/4/2006	47,938.40
3	29/8/1997	46,096.84
4	6/4/2006	45,970.35
5	7/4/2006	42,810.12
6	23/2/2006	42,554.41
7	8/3/2006	41,383.71
8	21/8/1997	41,136.44
9	9/1/2006	40,959.82
10	13/1/2004	38,984.07

The stock market capitalisation as at today was $9,944.42 billion, a historical high.

Today's Hang Seng Index closed at 16830, the highest since 11 September 2000, when the index closed at 17007.