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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/02/2024

Highlights

- Securities Market

  • Market capitalisation was $28.1 trillion at the end of January 2024.
  • The average daily turnover in January 2024 was $96.7 billion.
  • The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in January 2024 was $5.9 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $5.5 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of L&I Products in January 2024 was $2.48 billion, an increase of 1 per cent when compared with $2.45 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of debt securities in January 2024 was $740 million, an increase of 85 per cent when compared with $400 million for the same period last year.

 

- Derivatives Market

  • The average daily volume of futures and options in January 2024 was 1,545,291 contracts, an increase of 11 per cent when compared with 1,394,558 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of equity index futures in January 2024 was 646,833 contracts, an increase of 14 per cent when compared with 566,036 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of equity index options in January 2024 was 162,032 contracts, an increase of 9 per cent when compared with 148,648 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of Stock Futures in January 2024 was 7,998 contracts, an increase of 0.5 per cent when compared with 7,959 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily volume of RMB Currency Futures in January 2024 was 77,417 contracts, an increase of 474 per cent when compared with 13,478 contracts for the same period last year.
  • On 23 January 2024, the volume of MSCI India (USD) Index Futures reached a record high of 14,973 contracts.
  • On 17 January 2024, the volume of Hang Seng TECH Index Options reached a record high of 9,077 contracts.

 

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2024

Jan 2023

End 2023

No. of listed companies

2,610

2,605

2,609

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

28,142.5

38,986.8

31,039.1

No. of newly listed companies *

5

10

73

No. of listed securities

13,197

15,575

12,810

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

4,967

6,765

4,801

No. of inline warrants

-

20

-

No. of CBBCs

3,792

4,265

3,578

No. of unit trusts

188

187

186

No. of debt securities

1,628

1,720

1,624

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

 

Number of Newly Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jan 2024

Jan 2023

2023

Derivatives warrants

773

850

7,967

CBBCs

2,639

2,231

22,851

Unit trusts

2

1

16

Debt securities

27

27

222

 

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jan 2024

Dec 2023

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

2,126,731

1,872,651

13.6%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

96,670

98,561

-1.9%

No. of trading days

22

19

-

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

 

Stock Connect Summary 

 

Jan 2024

Dec 2023

% Change

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

113,535

107,437

5.7%

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

26,570

28,935

-8.2%

No. of Northbound trading days

22

19

-

No. of Southbound trading days

22

19

-

 

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Jan 2024

($Mil)

Dec 2023

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

1,537,441.05

(72.3%)

1,353,749.42

(72.3%)

13.6%

Derivative warrants

129,253.61

(6.1%)

99,655.28

(5.3%)

29.7%

CBBCs

140,586.70

(6.6%)

123,908.07

(6.6%)

13.5%

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

303,109.30

(14.3%)

287,761.74

(15.4%)

5.3%

( ) % 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)

 

Jan 2024

($Mil)

Dec 2023

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

69,883.68

71,249.97

-1.9%

Derivative warrants

5,875.16

5,245.01

12.0%

CBBCs

6,390.30

6,521.48

-2.0%

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

13,777.70

15,145.35

-9.0%

Others

742.75

398.74

86.3%

Total

96,669.60

98,560.56

-1.9%

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 Jan 2024 was $27,833 million (1.3% of the securities market total turnover).

 

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2024

Jan 2023

End 2023

No. of H shares

339

319

339

No. of Non-H share Mainland enterprises

1,110

1,100

1,108

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

76.1%

77.5%

76.5%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

87.0%

87.6%

87.1%

 

Index Performance 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2024

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

22387.77

-8.4%

-29.7%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

17.45

-20.1%

-57.4%

Hang Seng Index

15485.07

-9.2%

-29.1%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

5194.04

-10.0%

-30.0%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

3193.67

-4.7%

-19.7%

CES China 120 Index ^

4601.47

-6.3%

-24.6%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

4066.23

-10.3%

-32.5%

* - 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

2024

Dec

2023

% Change

Total Futures

733,746

651,820

12.6%

Hang Seng Index Futures

158,800

136,953

16.0%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

96,408

81,311

18.6%

HSI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

215,085

190,437

12.9%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

9,867

7,863

25.5%

HSCEI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

9

0

-

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

318

47

576.6%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

134,947

127,107

6.2%

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

17

50

-66.0%

MSCI Australia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

21,435

16,915

26.7%

MSCI China (USD) Index Futures

1

0

-

MSCI China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

865

5,217

-83.4%

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

0

5

-100.0%

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

0

-

MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Hong Kong Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

20

243

-91.8%

MSCI India (USD) Index Futures

4,584

3,545

29.3%

MSCI India Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

2

221

-99.1%

MSCI Indonesia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Indonesia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

7

63

-88.9%

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

2

20

-90.0%

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

152

-100.0%

MSCI Philippines Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

1

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

4,452

4,649

-4.2%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 (USD) Index Futures

13

7

85.7%

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

0

0

-

MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

58

-100.0%

MSCI Thailand (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Thailand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

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

7,998

6,018

32.9%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

1

1

0.0%

1-Month HIBOR Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

74,725

67,192

11.2%

RMB Currency Futures - Mini USD/CNH Futures

2,692

2,345

14.8%

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

1,497

1,401

6.9%

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

811,545

723,070

12.2%

Hang Seng Index Options

26,501

21,199

25.0%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

18,507

13,627

35.8%

Weekly Hang Seng Index Options

16,369

14,886

10.0%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng Index Futures Options

4,339

3,709

17.0%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

35,980

25,498

41.1%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

4,958

1,889

162.5%

Weekly Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

3,587

3,073

16.7%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

44,180

31,124

41.9%

Hang Seng TECH Index Options

4,140

3,067

35.0%

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures Options

3,471

1,403

147.4%

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Options

0

0

-

Stock Options

649,510

603,590

7.6%

RMB Currency Options - USD/CNH Options

3

5

-40.0%

Total Futures and Options

1,545,291

1,374,890

12.4%

* Total average daily volume is the sum of the respective average volume of the individual products
Note:
- Number of trading days for Jan 2024 and Dec 2023 are 22 days (without holiday trading day) and 21 days (with 2 holiday trading days) respectively
- For list of holiday trading products, please see link here.

 

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

Jan 2024

Dec 2023

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

1,877,819

1,835,633

2.30%

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

88,685

99,428

-10.81%

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

134

116

15.26%

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

99.92

99.89

N/A

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

181,196.38

235,919.77

-23.20%

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation

 

74.35

61.62

 

74.48

62.44

 

N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

Jan 2024

Dec 2023

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

1,093,845

1,084,773

0.8%

– Stock Futures

25,883

24,323

6.4%

– Interest Rates Futures

40

25

60.0%

– RMB Currency Futures

44,033

33,646

30.9%

– INR Currency Futures

575

773

-25.6%

– Gold Futures

0

0

-

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

0

0

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

0

-

– Equity Index Options

2,261,526

1,775,716

27.4%

– Stock Options

10,130,487

8,925,374

13.5%

– RMB Currency Options

302

338

-10.7%

 

Year-to-date Statistics 

Securities Market

Jan 2024

YTD

Jan 2023

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies #

5

10

-50.0%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

96,670

139,960

-30.9%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

222,236

177,371

25.3%

Average no. of trades per trading day

1,877,768

2,321,106

-19.1%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)*

2,102

3,936

-46.6%

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

16,614

19,085

-12.9%

Derivatives Market

Jan 2024

YTD

Jan 2023

YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

646,833

566,036

14.3%

– Stock Futures

7,998

7,959

0.5%

– Interest Rates Futures

1

1

0.0%

– RMB Currency Futures

77,417

13,478

474.4%

– INR Currency Futures

1,497

1,062

41.0%

– Gold Futures

0

0

-

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

0

0

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

1

-100.0%

– Equity Index Options

162,032

148,648

9.0%

– Stock Options

649,510

657,356

-1.2%

– RMB Currency Options

3

17

-82.4%

Clearing & Settlement

Jan 2024

YTD

Jan 2023

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

1,878,867

2,320,083

-19.02%

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

88,685

111,048

-20.14%

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

134

169

-20.93%

# 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 Jan 2024

 

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

35,820

2024/01/23

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