Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/06/2023

Highlights

- Securities Market

  • Market capitalisation was $32.8 trillion at the end of May 2023.
  • The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first five months of 2023 was $11.4 billion, an increase of 23 per cent when compared with $9.3 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of L&I Products for the first five months of 2023 was $2.2 billion, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with $2.0 billion for the same period last year.
  • There were 28* newly listed companies for the first five months of 2023, an increase of 33 per cent when compared with 21* for the same period last year.

 

 

- Derivatives Market

  • The average daily volume of futures and options for the first five months of 2023 was 1,388,550 contracts, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with the 1,303,137 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of equity index futures for the first five months of 2023 was 565,958 contracts, an increase of 2 per cent when compared with the 554,341 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of equity index options for the first five months of 2023 was 148,797 contracts, an increase of 28 per cent when compared with the 115,962 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of Stock Options for the first five months of 2023 was 651,154 contracts, an increase of 9 per cent when compared with the 600,063 contracts for the same period last year.
  • On 19 May 2023, the volume of MSCI India (USD) Index Futures reached a record high of 11,458 contracts.

 

* Includes any transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board

 

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

May 2023

May 2022

End 2022

No. of listed companies

2,600

2,565

2,597

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

32,789.9

37,882.6

35,666.8

No. of newly listed companies *

6

2

90

No. of listed securities

14,827

17,139

15,274

No. of SPAC shares

5

1

5

No. of equity warrants (excluding SPAC warrants)

2

4

2

No. of SPAC warrants

5

1

5

No. of derivatives warrants

6,312

8,139

6,731

No. of inline warrants

6

56

28

No. of CBBCs

4,047

4,410

3,979

No. of unit trusts

185

174

191

No. of debt securities

1,664

1,778

1,735

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

 

Number of Newly Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

May 2023

May 2022

2022

Derivatives warrants

693

729

11,874

CBBCs

1,634

2,629

35,017

Unit trusts

0

1

29

Debt securities

9

21

368

 

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM) 

 

May 2023

Apr 2023

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

2,121,888

1,850,571

14.7%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

101,042

108,857

-7.2%

No. of trading days

21

17

-

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

 

Stock Connect Summary 

 

May 2023

Apr 2023

% Change

Total Northbound average daily turnover by value (RMB Mil) (For ETF and Stocks)

117,173

138,589

-15.5%

Total Southbound average daily turnover by value ($ Mil) (For ETF and Stocks)

28,003

34,206

-18.1%

No. of Northbound trading days

19

16

-

No. of Southbound trading days

19

17

-

 

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

May 2023

($Mil)

Apr 2023

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

1,596,589.33
(75.2%)

1,440,778.20
(77.9%)

10.8%

Derivative warrants

113,097.83

(5.3%)

92,835.27
(5.0%)

21.8%

CBBCs

131,572.81

(6.2%)

104,875.95

(5.7%)

25.5%

Inline warrants

0.16

(0.0%)

0.58

(0.0%)

-72.4%

 

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

274,620.56
(12.9%)

206,477.91
(11.2%)

33.0%

( ) % 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 May 2023 was $28,253 million (1.3% of the securities market total turnover).

 

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

May 2023

May 2022

End 2022

No. of H shares

321

300

316

No. of Red chips Stocks

176

175

174

No. of Mainland private enterprises

927

895

919

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

76.5%

77.6%

76.9%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

87.9%

87.3%

87.3%

 

Index Performance 

Month-end figures

 

May 2023

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

26232.94

-7.1%

-14.5%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

30.17

-11.8%

-22.6%

Hang Seng Index

18234.27

-8.3%

-14.9%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

6163.34

-8.0%

-16.9%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

3648.14

-10.6%

-7.8%

CES China 120 Index ^

5296.15

-5.8%

-11.3%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

4861.61

-7.7%

-20.2%

* - 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)*

May

2023

Apr

2023

% Change

Total Futures

572,171

577,581

-0.9%

Hang Seng Index Futures

141,599

137,540

3.0%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

89,155

91,372

-2.4%

HSI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

187,670

192,839

-2.7%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

9,415

8,925

5.5%

HSCEI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

0

29

-100.0%

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

953

835

14.1%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

102,739

106,530

-3.6%

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

36

24

50.0%

MSCI Australia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

8,885

9,348

-5.0%

MSCI China (USD) Index Futures

2

7

-71.4%

MSCI China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

211

217

-2.8%

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

0

0

-

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

0

1

-100.0%

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

3

5

-40.0%

MSCI Hong Kong Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

29

18

61.1%

MSCI India (USD) Index Futures

4,539

2,072

119.1%

MSCI India Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

62

2

3000.0%

MSCI Indonesia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Indonesia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

8

2

300.0%

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

0

-

MSCI Malaysia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Malaysia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

5

1

400.0%

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

0

0

-

MSCI Singapore Free (SGD) Index Futures

0

0

-

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

5,235

5,285

-0.9%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 (USD) Index Futures

23

13

76.9%

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

0

0

-

MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

24

36

-33.3%

MSCI Thailand (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Thailand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

24

2

1100.0%

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 Banks Index Futures

0

0

-

Stock Futures

6,304

7,020

-10.2%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

1

0

-

1-Month HIBOR Futures

1

1

0.0%

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

13,287

13,195

0.7%

RMB Currency Futures - Mini USD/CNH Futures

1,506

1,662

-9.4%

RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures

3

4

-25.0%

RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures

5

6

-16.7%

INR Currency Futures - INR/USD Futures

446

590

-24.4%

INR Currency Futures - INR/CNH Futures

0

0

-

USD Gold Futures

1

0

-

CNH Gold Futures

0

0

-

USD Silver Futures

0

0

-

CNH Silver Futures

0

0

-

Iron Ore Futures – Monthly Contracts

0

0

-

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

0

0

-

USD London Zinc Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Copper Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Lead Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Nickel Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Tin Mini Futures

0

0

-

Total Options

778,390

749,768

3.8%

Hang Seng Index Options

22,801

22,387

1.8%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

10,791

12,427

-13.2%

Weekly Hang Seng Index Options

13,009

11,127

16.9%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng Index Futures Options

2,893

4,441

-34.9%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

42,724

47,256

-9.6%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

3,150

3,104

1.5%

Weekly Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

2,417

3,264

-25.9%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

29,497

37,703

-21.8%

Hang Seng TECH Index Options

2,757

2,458

12.2%

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures Options

482

800

-39.8%

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Options

0

0

-

Stock Options

647,860

604,787

7.1%

RMB Currency Options - USD/CNH Options

9

14

-35.7%

Total Futures and Options

1,350,561

1,327,349

1.7%

* Total average daily volume is the sum of the respective average volume of the individual products
Note:
- Number of trading days for May 2023 and Apr 2023 are 23 days (with 2 holiday trading days) and 20 days (with 3 holiday trading days) respectively
- For list of holiday trading products, please see link here.

 

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

May 2023

Apr 2023

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

1,806,221

1,940,355

-6.91%

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

98,179

101,598

-3.37%

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

155

141

9.86%

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

99.93

99.92

N/A

Average daily value of SIs settled by CCASS ($ Mil)

227,058.36

253,467.80

-10.42%

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation

 

75.50

63.05

 

75.76

63.41

 

N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

May 2023

Apr 2023

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

1,158,232

1,139,797

1.6%

– Stock Futures

32,763

29,151

12.4%

– Interest Rates Futures

100

185

-45.9%

– RMB Currency Futures

25,237

24,442

3.3%

– INR Currency Futures

250

305

-18.0%

– Gold Futures

24

25

-4.0%

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

0

0

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

0

-

– Equity Index Options

2,736,094

2,580,794

6.0%

– Stock Options

10,945,598

9,898,995

10.6%

– RMB Currency Options

1,024

1,051

-2.6%

 

Year-to-date Statistics 

Securities Market

May 2023

YTD

May 2022

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies #

28

21

33.3%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

118,884

135,630

-12.3%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

199,282

255,827

-22.1%

Average no. of trades per trading day

2,090,369

2,256,327

-7.4%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)*

15,797

17,046

-7.3%

Total equity funds raised (including IPOs) ($Mil.) (Main + GEM)**

68,449

108,825

-37.1%

Derivatives Market

May 2023

YTD

May 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

565,958

554,341

2.1%

– Stock Futures

6,994

9,680

-27.7%

– Interest Rates Futures

4

0

-

– RMB Currency Futures

14,819

18,332

-19.2%

– INR Currency Futures

804

1,341

-40.0%

– Gold Futures

3

1,636

-99.8%

– Silver Futures

0

11

-100.0%

– Iron Ore Futures

0

56

-100.0%

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

1,681

-100.0%

– Equity Index Options

148,797

115,962

28.3%

– Stock Options

651,154

600,063

8.5%

– RMB Currency Options

17

34

-50.0%

Clearing & Settlement

May 2023

YTD

May 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

2,091,374

2,255,135

-7.26%

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

104,921

119,354

-12.09%

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

157

241

-35.15%

# Includes the number of transfer of listings from GEM to Main Board
^ Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included
* Includes fund raised by initial offering by way of subscription, sales and placing
** Provisional figures only

 

Historical Records 

up to 31 May 2023

 

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

2021/07/27

361,238,455,648

2

2021/02/24

354,330,826,815

3

2021/02/26

321,313,602,377

4

2022/03/16

309,913,857,581

5

2021/02/22

303,594,716,032

6

2021/01/19

302,507,509,559

7

2021/01/20

301,244,822,148

8

2022/03/17

301,106,198,997

9

2015/04/09

293,910,756,648

10

2021/01/25

288,079,469,553

 

Top 10 Market Capitalisation

(Main Board and GEM)

Rank

Date

Market Capitalisation ($)

1

2021/02/17

58,672,185,510,043

2

2021/02/16

57,829,770,591,111

3

2021/02/19

57,502,986,918,920

4

2021/02/18

57,470,114,718,778

5

2021/02/11

56,844,960,338,845

6

2021/02/10

56,495,679,850,172

7

2021/02/22

56,276,247,080,503

8

2021/02/23

56,194,869,034,753

9

2021/02/09

55,171,603,385,082

10

2021/02/25

55,137,617,193,968

 

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

15,625,280

2021/03/29

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

651,086

2023/04/25

758,877

2022/12/28

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

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

348,993

2023/04/24

257,389

2023/03/28

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

298,812

2020/03/19

31,150

2022/09/29

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

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

70,542

2022/12/05

1,173,979

2023/03/16

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

65,682

2022/02/16

42,718

2022/01/18