Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/02/2021

Highlights

- Securities Market

  • Market capitalisation was $50.7 trillion at the end of January 2021, an increase of 41 per cent from $36.0 trillion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover in January 2021 was $245.7 billion, an increase of 136 per cent from $103.9 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in January 2021 was $13.3 billion, an increase of 40 per cent when compared with $9.5 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2021 was $11.9 billion, an increase of 40 per cent when compared with $8.5 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of ETFs in January 2021 was $7.2 billion, an increase of 31 per cent when compared with $5.5 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of L&I Products in January 2021 was $1.1 billion, an increase of 38 per cent when compared with $0.8 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of debt securities in January 2021 was $300 million, an increase of 36 per cent when compared with $220 million for the same period last year.

 

- Derivatives Market

  • The average daily turnover of futures and options in January 2021 was 1,513,249 contracts, an increase of 33 per cent when compared with 1,140,540 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of Stock Options in January 2021 was 898,569 contracts, an increase of 72 per cent when compared with 523,431 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of Stock Futures in January 2021 was 12,891 contracts, an increase of 195 per cent when compared with 4,370 contracts for the same period last year.
  • On 11 January 2021, the turnover of Hang Seng Index Options and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options reached a record high of 140,628 contracts and 389,483 contracts respectively.
  • On 25 and 27 January 2021, the turnover and open interest of Hang Seng TECH Index Futures reached a record high of 10,600 contracts and 10,955 contracts respectively.

 

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2021

Jan 2020

End 2020

No. of listed companies

2,545

2,468

2,538

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

50,688.1

35,972.5

47,523.0

No. of newly listed companies *

14

22

154

No. of listed securities

18,124

13,106

17,041

No. of equity warrants

1

3

1

No. of derivatives warrants

7,898

4,945

7,507

No. of inline warrants

460

942

507

No. of CBBCs

5,431

3,182

4,739

No. of unit trusts

161

148

159

No. of debt securities

1,612

1,402

1,574

* Includes the number of transfer of listings from GEM to Main Board

 

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jan 2021

Dec 2020

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

4,914,178

3,098,678

58.6%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

245,709

140,849

74.4%

No. of trading days

20

22

-

* Turnover value for securities traded in non-Hong Kong dollar currency have been included

 

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jan 2021

($Mil)

Dec 2020

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

4,226,848.83
(86.0%)

2,661,635.05
(85.9%)

58.8%

Derivative warrants

266,654.65

(5.4%)

158,449.12
(5.1%)

68.3%

CBBCs

237,570.38

(4.8%)

144,735.81

(4.7%)

64.1%

Inline warrants

128.82

(0.0%)

107.20

(0.0%)

20.2%

 

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

176,959.99
(3.6%)

126,993.34
(4.1%)

39.3%

 ( ) % of market total
 Turnover value for securities traded in non-Hong Kong dollar currency have been included

 

ATS Transactions

The total turnover of automated trading services’ (ATS) transactions for January 2021 was $42,680 million (0.9% of the securities market total turnover).

 

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2021

Jan 2020

End 2020

No. of H shares

291

285

291

No. of Red chips Stocks

177

178

176

No. of Mainland private enterprises

858

795

852

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

80.8%

73.3%

80.1%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

90.0%

82.5%

84.7%

 

Index Performance

Month-end figures

 

 

Jan 2021

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

44626.40

6.5%

27.2%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

168.27

25.8%

115.2%

Hang Seng Index

28283.71

3.9%

7.5%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

11208.78

4.4%

9.5%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

3874.18

2.0%

-5.5%

CES China 120 Index ^

8867.25

4.8%

30.9%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

9703.06

5.6%

31.7%

* - tracks Red chips
^ - tracks 80 Mainland-listed companies and 40 Hong Kong-listed Mainland enterprises

+ - tracks 40 Hong Kong-listed Mainland enterprises

 

Derivatives Market Turnover

 

Average Daily Volume (Contracts)

Jan 2021

Dec 2020

% Change

Total Futures

466,327

329,720

41.4%

Hang Seng Index Futures

165,120

114,911

43.7%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

109,142

70,391

55.1%

HSI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

140,203

107,194

30.8%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

16,066

10,781

49.0%

HSCEI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

96

117

-17.9%

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

860

1,315

-34.6%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

4,188

1,932

116.8%

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

42

53

-20.8%

MSCI Australia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China Free (USD) Index Futures

4

0

-

MSCI China Free Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

100

341

-70.7%

MSCI EM Asia ex China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI EM Asia ex Korea Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI EM Asia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

1

82

-98.8%

MSCI EM EMEA Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI EM ex China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI EM ex Korea Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI EM LatAm Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Emerging Markets (USD) Index Futures

2

0

-

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

9

0

-

MSCI Hong Kong Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI India (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI India Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

7

226

-96.9%

MSCI Indonesia (USD) Index Futures

5

13

-61.5%

MSCI Indonesia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

17

607

-97.2%

MSCI Japan (JPY) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Japan Net Total Return (JPY) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Japan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

489

-100.0%

MSCI Malaysia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Malaysia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

9

96

-90.6%

MSCI New Zealand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Pacific ex Japan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Pacific Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Philippines (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Philippines Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

2

0

-

MSCI Singapore Free (SGD) Index Futures

9

21

-57.1%

MSCI Singapore Free Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Singapore Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Futures

9,210

6,941

32.7%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 (USD) Index Futures

137

52

163.5%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

2

0

-

MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

15

387

-96.1%

MSCI Thailand (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Thailand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

25

393

-93.6%

MSCI Vietnam (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Vietnam Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

CES China 120 Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Oil & Gas Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index Futures

0

0

-

IBOVESPA Futures

0

0

-

MICEX Index Futures

0

0

-

FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures

0

0

-

Stock Futures

12,891

4,861

165.2%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

0

0

-

1-Month HIBOR Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

7,157

7,356

-2.7%

RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures

6

4

50.0%

RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures

1

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures

1

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures

1

3

-66.7%

INR Currency Futures - INR/USD Futures

532

379

40.4%

INR Currency Futures - INR/CNH Futures

6

0

-

USD Gold Futures

13

5

160.0%

CNH Gold Futures

0

0

-

USD Silver Futures

0

11

-100.0%

CNH Silver Futures

0

0

-

Iron Ore Futures – Monthly Contracts

22

63

-65.1%

Iron Ore Futures – Quarterly Contracts

0

0

-

CNH London Aluminium Mini Futures

0

0

-

CNH London Zinc Mini Futures

0

0

-

CNH London Copper Mini Futures

0

0

-

CNH London Lead Mini Futures

0

0

-

CNH London Nickel Mini Futures

0

0

-

CNH London Tin Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Aluminium Mini Futures

125

81

54.3%

USD London Zinc Mini Futures

100

145

-31.0%

USD London Copper Mini Futures

203

449

-54.8%

USD London Lead Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Nickel Mini Futures

0

23

-100.0%

USD London Tin Mini Futures

0

0

-

Total Options

1,046,922

663,875

57.7%

Hang Seng Index Options

42,136

23,844

76.7%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

13,634

8,224

65.8%

Weekly Hang Seng Index Options

6,417

5,400

18.8%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

81,427

59,910

35.9%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

2,085

1,535

35.8%

Weekly Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

2,497

2,680

-6.8%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Options *

249

-

-

Stock Options

898,569

562,259

59.8%

RMB Currency Options - USD/CNH Options

32

23

39.1%

Total Futures and Options

1,513,249

993,595

52.3%

*  Trading commenced on 18 January 2021

 

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

Jan 2021

Dec 2020

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

3,102,164

2,027,210

53.03%

Average daily number of settlement instructions (“SIs”) settled by CCASS

144,012

131,144

9.81%

Average daily number of investor SIs (“ISIs”) settled by CCASS

401

301

33.22%

Average daily settlement efficiency of CNS stock positions on due day (T+2)

99.91

99.93

N/A

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation


76.27

61.53


76.84

60.92


N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

Jan 2021

Dec 2020

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

552,002

566,431

-2.5%

– Stock Futures

38,803

22,965

69.0%

– Interest Rates Futures

15

15

0.0%

– RMB Currency Futures

26,791

28,375

-5.6%

– INR Currency Futures

557

237

135.0%

– Gold Futures

44

68

-35.3%

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

548

1,174

-53.3%

– London Metal Mini Futures

68

132

-48.5%

– Equity Index Options

2,171,773

1,697,059

28.0%

– Stock Options

10,736,910

8,942,852

20.1%

– RMB Currency Options

2,726

2,483

9.8%

 

Year-to-date Statistics

Securities Market

Jan 2021

YTD

Jan 2020

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies #

14

22

-36.4%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

245,709

103,934

136.4%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

273,408

209,315

30.6%

Average no. of trades per trading day

3,105,424

1,533,437

102.5%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)

10,058

8,991

11.9%

Total funds raised (including IPOs) ($Mil.)*

61,555

54,073

13.8%

Derivatives Market

Jan 2021

YTD

Jan 2020

YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

445,271

434,702

2.4%

– Stock Futures

12,891

4,370

195.0%

– Interest Rates Futures

0

0

-

– RMB Currency Futures

7,165

7,568

-5.3%

– INR Currency Futures

538

548

-1.8%

– Gold Futures

13

1,917

-99.3%

– Silver Futures

0

-

-

– Iron Ore Futures

22

189

-88.4%

– London Metal Mini Futures

428

707

-39.5%

– Equity Index Options

148,321

167,073

-11.2%

– Stock Options

898,569

523,431

71.7%

– RMB Currency Options

32

34

-5.9%

Clearing & Settlement

Jan 2021

YTD

Jan 2020

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

3,102,164

1,532,051

102.48%

Average daily number of settlement instructions (SIs) settled by CCASS

144,012

105,115

37.00%

Average daily number of investor SIs (ISIs) settled by CCASS

401

262

53.05%

# Includes the number of transfer of listings from GEM to Main Board
^ Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included

* Provisional figures only

 

Historical Records

up to 31 January 2021

Top 10 Hang Seng Index Closes

Rank

Date

Close

1

2018/01/26

33154.12

2

2018/01/29

32966.89

3

2018/01/24

32958.69

4

2018/01/23

32930.70

5

2018/01/31

32887.27

6

2018/01/25

32654.45

7

2018/02/01

32642.09

8

2018/01/30

32607.29

9

2018/02/02

32601.78

10

2018/01/22

32393.41

 

Top 10 Daily Market Turnover

(Main Board and GEM)

Rank

Date

Turnover ($)

1

2021/01/19

302,507,509,559

2

2021/01/20

301,244,822,148

3

2015/04/09

293,910,756,648

4

2021/01/25

288,079,469,553

5

2018/03/23

284,101,947,853

6

2021/01/26

279,859,139,070

7

2021/01/28

271,479,952,478

8

2021/01/08

270,873,492,535

9

2020/11/11

267,929,184,159

10

2015/04/13

266,098,632,854

 

Top 10 Market Capitalisation

(Main Board and GEM)

Rank

Date

Market Capitalisation ($)

1

2021/01/25

54,096,462,151,592

2

2021/01/20

53,096,060,751,906

3

2021/01/21

52,968,867,150,469

4

2021/01/26

52,835,877,805,850

5

2021/01/27

52,545,266,422,731

6

2021/01/22

52,462,539,834,186

7

2021/01/19

51,792,553,314,607

8

2021/01/28

51,035,941,949,371

9

2021/01/18

50,735,266,617,947

10

2021/01/29

50,688,091,034,465

 

Record High for Top-10 Derivatives Market Products (Based on Contract Volume)

 

Product

Record High Daily Volume

Record High Open Interest

 

Contracts

Date

Contracts

Date

Stock Options

1,545,227

2020/07/06

13,725,731

2018/03/27

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

477,061

2019/02/25

635,051

2018/12/27

Hang Seng Index Futures

422,450

2018/10/26

206,082

2017/06/27

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

389,483

2021/01/11

3,749,790

2018/11/28

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

298,812

2020/03/19

22,321

2018/10/26

Hang Seng Index Options

140,628

2021/01/11

594,941

2017/11/28

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

76,471

2018/02/06

16,436

2014/12/11

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

56,378

2019/12/16

46,698

2019/09/17

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Futures

42,363

2020/11/24

65,267

2020/10/29

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

36,928

2019/08/26

66,588

2019/08/28

 

Updated 31 Jan 2021