Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 05/01/2024

Highlights

- Securities Market

  • Market capitalisation was $31.0 trillion at the end of December 2023, a decrease of 0.3 per cent from $31.1 trillion at the end of November 2023.
  • The average daily turnover in December 2023 and in full-year 2023 was $98.6 billion and $105.0 billion respectively.
  • The average daily turnover of ETFs in 2023 was $11.8 billion, an increase of 20 per cent when compared with $9.8 billion in 2022.
  • The average daily turnover of L&I Products in 2023 was $2.20 billion, an increase of 1 per cent when compared with $2.18 billion in 2022.

 

- Derivatives Market

  • The average daily turnover of futures and options in 2023 was 1,353,839 contracts, an increase of 4 per cent when compared with the 1,302,889 contracts in 2022.
  • The average daily turnover of equity index options in 2023 was 136,922 contracts, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with the 124,616 contracts 2022.
  • The average daily turnover of Stock Options in 2023 was 612,182 contracts, an increase of 4 per cent when compared with the 587,749 contracts in 2022.
  • The average daily turnover of RMB Currency Futures in 2023 was 39,886 contracts, an increase of 118 per cent when compared with the 18,303 contracts in 2022.
  • On 22 December 2023, the volume of Hang Seng TECH Index Futures reached a record high of 437,435 contracts.
  • On 22 December 2023, the volume of Hang Seng TECH Index Options reached a record high of 8,894 contracts.
  • On 29 December 2023, the volume of INR Currency Futures - INR/USD Futures reached a record high of 6,516 contracts.

 

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

 

Dec 2023

Dec 2022

End 2022

No. of listed companies

2,609

2,597

2,597

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

31,039.1

35,666.8

35,666.8

No. of newly listed companies *

14

21

90

No. of listed securities

12,810

15,274

15,274

No. of SPAC shares

5

5

5

No. of equity warrants (excluding SPAC warrants)

2

2

2

No. of SPAC warrants

5

5

5

No. of derivatives warrants

4,801

6,731

6,731

No. of inline warrants

-

28

28

No. of CBBCs

3,578

3,979

3,979

No. of unit trusts

186

191

191

No. of debt securities

1,624

1,735

1,735

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

 

Number of Newly Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Dec 2023

Dec 2022

2022

Derivatives warrants

755

935

11,874

CBBCs

1,980

2,122

35,017

Unit trusts

0

4

29

Debt securities

26

11

368

 

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Dec 2023

Nov 2023

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

1,872,651

2,102,126

-10.9%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

98,561

95,551

3.2%

No. of trading days

19

22

-

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

 

Stock Connect Summary 

 

Dec 2023

Nov 2023

% Change

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

107,437

107,808

-0.3%

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

28,935

29,194

-0.9%

No. of Northbound trading days

19

22

-

No. of Southbound trading days

19

22

-

 

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Dec 2023

($Mil)

Nov 2023

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

1,353,749.42

(72.3%)

1,512,950.82

(72.0%)

-10.5%

Derivative warrants

99,655.28

(5.3%)

119,986.26

(5.7%)

-16.9%

CBBCs

123,908.07

(6.6%)

112,538.11

(5.4%)

10.1%

Inline warrants

-

-

0.00

(0.0%)

-

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

287,761.74

(15.4%)

345,154.05

(16.4%)

-16.6%

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

 

Average Daily Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Dec 2023

($Mil)

Nov 2023

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

71,249.97

68,770.49

3.6%

Derivative warrants

5,245.01

5,453.92

-3.8%

CBBCs

6,521.48

5,115.37

27.5%

Inline warrants

-

0.00

-

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

15,145.35

15,688.82

-3.5%

Others

398.74

522.60

-23.7%

Total

98,560.56

95,551.20

3.1%

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 Dec 2023 was $24,466 million (1.3% of the securities market total turnover).

 

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

Dec 2023

Dec 2022

End 2022

No. of H shares

339

316

316

No. of Red chips Stocks

176

174

174

No. of Mainland private enterprises

932

919

919

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

76.5%

76.9%

76.9%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

86.5%

87.5%

87.3%

 

Index Performance 

Month-end figures

 

Dec 2023

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

24439.40

-1.7%

-13.3%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

21.83

5.0%

-39.6%

Hang Seng Index

17047.39

0.0%

-13.8%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

5768.50

-1.5%

-14.0%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

3350.45

-0.4%

-9.3%

CES China 120 Index ^

4911.20

-2.8%

-13.2%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

4531.42

-2.6%

-16.6%

* - 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)*

Dec

2023

Nov

2023

% Change

Total Futures

651,820

631,662

3.2%

Hang Seng Index Futures

136,953

131,339

4.3%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

81,311

88,289

-7.9%

HSI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

190,437

177,521

7.3%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

7,863

9,013

-12.8%

HSCEI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

47

609

-92.3%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

127,107

114,492

11.0%

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

50

5

900.0%

MSCI Australia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

16,915

14,308

18.2%

MSCI China (USD) Index Futures

0

1

-100.0%

MSCI China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

5,217

51

10129.4%

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

5

7

-28.6%

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

0

-

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Hong Kong Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

243

17

1329.4%

MSCI India (USD) Index Futures

3,545

4,283

-17.2%

MSCI India Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

221

189

16.9%

MSCI Indonesia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Indonesia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

63

13

384.6%

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

20

2

900.0%

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

152

49

210.2%

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

4,649

5,495

-15.4%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 (USD) Index Futures

7

16

-56.3%

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

0

0

-

MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

58

135

-57.0%

MSCI Thailand (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Thailand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

32

-100.0%

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

6,018

5,820

3.4%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

1

0

-

1-Month HIBOR Futures

0

1

-100.0%

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

67,192

73,993

-9.2%

RMB Currency Futures - Mini USD/CNH Futures

2,345

3,992

-41.3%

RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures

0

0

-

INR Currency Futures - INR/USD Futures

1,401

1,990

-29.6%

INR Currency Futures - INR/CNH Futures

0

0

-

USD Gold Futures

0

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

723,070

723,175

0.0%

Hang Seng Index Options

21,199

20,723

2.3%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

13,627

13,378

1.9%

Weekly Hang Seng Index Options

14,886

13,973

6.5%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng Index Futures Options

3,709

3,376

9.9%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

25,498

29,569

-13.8%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

1,889

2,058

-8.2%

Weekly Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

3,073

3,370

-8.8%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

31,124

33,408

-6.8%

Hang Seng TECH Index Options

3,067

2,601

17.9%

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures Options

1,403

3,348

-58.1%

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Options

0

0

-

Stock Options

603,590

597,367

1.0%

RMB Currency Options - USD/CNH Options

5

4

25.0%

Total Futures and Options

1,374,890

1,354,837

1.5%

* Total average daily volume is the sum of the respective average volume of the individual products
Note:
- Number of trading days for Dec 2023 and Nov 2023 are 21 days (with 2 holiday trading days) and 22 days (without holiday trading day) respectively
- For list of holiday trading products, please see link here.

 

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

Dec 2023

Nov 2023

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

1,835,633

1,774,804

3.43%

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

99,428

86,975

14.32%

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

116

101

14.54%

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

99.89

99.94

N/A

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

235,919.77

180,357.50

30.81%

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation

 

74.48

62.44

 

74.93

62.92

 

N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

Dec 2023

Nov 2023

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

1,084,773

1,192,457

-9.0%

– Stock Futures

24,323

30,627

-20.6%

– Interest Rates Futures

25

50

-50.0%

– RMB Currency Futures

33,646

39,045

-13.8%

– INR Currency Futures

773

1,152

-32.9%

– Gold Futures

0

0

-

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

0

0

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

0

-

– Equity Index Options

1,775,716

2,669,954

-33.5%

– Stock Options

8,925,374

10,850,572

-17.7%

– RMB Currency Options

338

646

-47.7%

 

Year-to-date Statistics 

Securities Market

Dec 2023

YTD

Dec 2022

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies #

73

90

-18.9%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

105,012

124,907

-15.9%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

199,851

232,924

-14.2%

Average no. of trades per trading day

1,893,932

2,143,185

-11.6%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)*

46,295

104,622

-55.8%

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

150,712

254,134

-40.7%

Derivatives Market

Dec 2023

YTD

Dec 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

557,324

560,369

-0.5%

– Stock Futures

6,556

7,816

-16.1%

– Interest Rates Futures

2

1

100.0%

– RMB Currency Futures

39,886

18,303

117.9%

– INR Currency Futures

953

987

-3.4%

– Gold Futures

1

1,722

-99.9%

– Silver Futures

0

9

-100.0%

– Iron Ore Futures

0

23

-100.0%

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

1,263

-100.0%

– Equity Index Options

136,922

124,616

9.9%

– Stock Options

612,182

587,749

4.2%

– RMB Currency Options

13

31

-58.1%

Clearing & Settlement

Dec 2023

YTD

Dec 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

1,894,992

2,142,111

-11.54%

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

98,679

111,805

-11.74%

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

136

199

-31.74%

# 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 Dec 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 TECH Index Futures

437,435

2023/12/22

328,335

2023/12/22

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

32,394

2023/08/29

Hang Seng Index Options

140,628

2021/01/11

594,941

2017/11/28

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

112,385

2023/11/15

46,711

2017/01/04

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

103,353

2023/07/31

1,207,462

2023/06/15

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

76,471

2018/02/06

16,436

2014/12/11