Highlights
- Securities Market
- 
The average daily turnover for the first eight months of 2012 was $53,235 million, a decrease of 28 per cent when compared with $73,492 million for the same period last year.
 - 
The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first eight months of 2012 was $6,712 million, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with $6,103 million for the same period last year.
 
- Derivatives Market
- 
The average daily turnover of futures and options for the first eight months of 2012 was 482,297 contracts, a decrease of 14 per cent when compared with 562,664 contracts for the same period last year.
 - 
On 31 August 2012, the open interest of HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures reached a record high of 69,396 contracts.
 
Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)
Month-end figures
Month-end figures
| 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Aug 2011 
 | 
 End 2011 
 | 
|
| 
 No. of listed companies 
 | 
 1,533 
 | 
 1,463 
 | 
 1,496 
 | 
| 
 Total market capitalisation ($Bil.) 
 | 
 18,511 
 | 
 19,432 
 | 
 17,537 
 | 
| 
 No. of newly listed companies * 
 | 
 2 
 | 
 1 
 | 
 101 
 | 
| 
 No. of listed securities 
 | 
 6,836 
 | 
 7,279 
 | 
 6,723 
 | 
| 
 No. of equity warrants 
 | 
 13 
 | 
 17 
 | 
 15 
 | 
| 
 No. of derivatives warrants 
 | 
 3,871 
 | 
 4,876 
 | 
 4,027 
 | 
| 
 No. of CBBC 
 | 
 1,066 
 | 
 652 
 | 
 901 
 | 
| 
 No. of unit trusts 
 | 
 106 
 | 
 87 
 | 
 88 
 | 
| 
 No. of debt securities 
 | 
 243 
 | 
 180 
 | 
 192 
 | 
* Includes the number of transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board
Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)
| 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Jul 2012 
 | 
 % Change  
 | 
| 
 Monthly turnover ($Mil.) * 
 | 
 1,007,537 
 | 
 912,538 
 | 
 10% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) * 
 | 
 43,806 
 | 
 43,454 
 | 
 1% 
 | 
| 
 No. of trading days 
 | 
 23 
 | 
 21 
 | 
 - 
 | 
* Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included start from 29 November 2010
Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 
| 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
($Mil)  | 
 Jul 2012 
($Mil)  | 
 % Change  
 | 
| 
 Equities 
 | 
 710,119.84 
(70.5%)  | 
 639,386.97 
(70.1%)  | 
 11.1% 
 | 
| 
 Derivative warrants 
 | 
 128,214.29 
(12.7%)  | 
 106,292.75 
(11.6%)  | 
 20.6% 
 | 
| 
 CBBC 
 | 
 129,718.46 
(12.9%)  | 
 134,823.93 
(14.8%)  | 
 -3.8% 
 | 
| 
 Debt securities 
 | 
 223.32 
(0.0%) (less than 0.1%)  | 
 363.34 
(0.0%) (less than 0.1%)  | 
 -38.5% 
 | 
( ) % of market total
Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included start from 29 November 2010
Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included start from 29 November 2010
Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM)
Month-end figures
Month-end figures
| 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Aug 2011 
 | 
 End 2011 
 | 
| 
 No. of H shares 
 | 
 171 
 | 
 164 
 | 
 168 
 | 
| 
 No. of Red chips Stocks 
 | 
 108 
 | 
 103 
 | 
 107 
 | 
| 
 No. of Mainland private enterprises 
 | 
 431* 
 | 
 350 
 | 
 365 
 | 
| 
 Market capitalisation (% of market total) 
 | 
 56.6% 
 | 
 55.4% 
 | 
 55.5% 
 | 
| 
 Turnover value (% of equity turnover) 
 | 
 67.1% 
 | 
 65.8% 
 | 
 66.0% 
 | 
* Revised methodology for classification of listed companies took effect from 1 January 2012 (Mainland private enterprises were classified as Non-H Share Mainland Private Enterprises, or NHMPE before revision).
Index Performance
Month-end figures
Month-end figures
| 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 % Change  
over 1 Month  | 
 % Change  
over 12 Months  | 
|
| 
 S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index 
 | 
 23274.05 
 | 
 -2.3% 
 | 
 -4.8% 
 | 
| 
 S&P/HKEx GEM Index 
 | 
 351.32 
 | 
 -3.4% 
 | 
 -35.1% 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng Index 
 | 
 19482.57 
 | 
 -1.6% 
 | 
 -5.1% 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng China Enterprises Index# 
 | 
 9280.25 
 | 
 -4.1% 
 | 
 -15.2% 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index* 
 | 
 3815.99 
 | 
 -0.8% 
 | 
 -5.1% 
 | 
# - tracks H shares
* - tracks Red chips
* - tracks Red chips
Derivatives Market Turnover 
| 
 | 
 Average Daily Volume (Contracts) 
 | 
||
| 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Jul 2012 
 | 
 % Change  
 | 
|
| 
 Total Futures 
 | 
 160,988 
 | 
 188,383 
 | 
 -14.5% 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng Index Futures 
 | 
 70,633 
 | 
 82,001 
 | 
 -13.9% 
 | 
| 
 Mini Hang Seng Index Futures 
 | 
 31,176 
 | 
 35,619 
 | 
 -12.5% 
 | 
| 
 H-shares Index Futures 
 | 
 51,620 
 | 
 63,370 
 | 
 -18.5% 
 | 
| 
 Mini H-shares Index Futures 
 | 
 4,667 
 | 
 5,855 
 | 
 -20.3% 
 | 
| 
 HSI Dividend Point Index Futures 
 | 
 283 
 | 
 25 
 | 
 1032.0% 
 | 
| 
 HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures 
 | 
 1,650 
 | 
 409 
 | 
 303.4% 
 | 
| 
 HSI Volatility Index Futures 1 
 | 
 7 
 | 
 4 
 | 
 75.0% 
 | 
| 
 IBOVESPA Futures 2 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 MICEX Index Futures 3 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 Sensex Index Futures 4 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 1 
 | 
 -100.0% 
 | 
| 
 FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures 5 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 Stock Futures 
 | 
 953 
 | 
 1,100 
 | 
 -13.4% 
 | 
| 
 3-Month HIBOR Futures 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 1-Month HIBOR Futures 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 3-Year Exchange Fund Note Futures 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 Gold Futures 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 Total Options 
 | 
 261,380 
 | 
 270,885 
 | 
 -3.5% 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng Index Options 
 | 
 30,421 
 | 
 38,761 
 | 
 -21.5% 
 | 
| 
 Mini Hang Seng Index Options 
 | 
 4,491 
 | 
 4,953 
 | 
 -9.3% 
 | 
| 
 Flexible Hang Seng Index Options 
 | 
 87 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 H-shares Index Options 
 | 
 20,416 
 | 
 22,066 
 | 
 -7.5% 
 | 
| 
 Flexible H-shares Index Options 
 | 
 61 
 | 
 20 
 | 
 205.0% 
 | 
| 
 Stock Options 
 | 
 205,904 
 | 
 205,086 
 | 
 0.4% 
 | 
| 
 Total Futures and Options 
 | 
 422,368 
 | 
 459,268 
 | 
 -8.0% 
 | 
1 Trading in HSI Volatility Index Futures commenced on 20 Feb 2012 
2 Trading in IBOVESPA Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
3 Trading in MICEX Index Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
4 Trading in Sensex Index Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
5 Trading in FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
2 Trading in IBOVESPA Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
3 Trading in MICEX Index Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
4 Trading in Sensex Index Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
5 Trading in FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures commenced on 30 Mar 2012
Clearing and Settlement 
| 
 CCASS Statistics (securities market) 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Jul 2012 
 | 
 % Change 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS 
 | 
 646,258 
 | 
 658,832 
 | 
 -1.91% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of settlement instructions (SIs) settled by CCASS 
 | 
 63,688 
 | 
 64,538 
 | 
 -1.32% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of investor SIs (ISIs) settled by CCASS 
 | 
 299 
 | 
 281 
 | 
 6.41% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily settlement efficiency of CNS stock positions on due day (T+2) 
 | 
 99.91 
 | 
 99.90 
 | 
 N/A 
 | 
| 
 Shares deposited in the CCASS depository 
– % of total issued shares – % of the total market capitalisation  | 
 70.16% 50.15%  | 
 70.26% 49.90%  | 
 N/A N/A  | 
| 
 DCASS Statistics (derivatives market) 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
 | 
 Jul 2012 
 | 
 % Change 
 | 
| 
 Month-end Open Interest (contracts) 
 | 
|||
| 
 –  Equity Index Futures 
 | 
 319,142 
 | 
 299,348 
 | 
 6.6% 
 | 
| 
 –  Stock Futures 
 | 
 15,403 
 | 
 12,035 
 | 
 28.0% 
 | 
| 
 –  Interest Rates Futures 
 | 
 65 
 | 
 65 
 | 
 0.0% 
 | 
| 
 –  Gold Futures 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 0 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 –  Equity Index Options 
 | 
 940,643 
 | 
 803,968 
 | 
 17.0% 
 | 
| 
 –  Stock Options 
 | 
 5,937,367 
 | 
 5,327,743 
 | 
 11.4% 
 | 
Year-to-date Statistics
| 
 Securities Market 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
YTD  | 
 Aug 2011 
YTD  | 
 % Change 
 | 
| 
 No. of newly listed companies #  
 | 
 49 
 | 
 64 
 | 
 -23% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^ 
 | 
 53,235 
 | 
 73,492 
 | 
 -28% 
 | 
| 
 Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares) 
 | 
 142,923 
 | 
 161,674 
 | 
 -12% 
 | 
| 
 Average no. of trades per trading day 
 | 
 766,350 
 | 
 871,230 
 | 
 -12% 
 | 
| 
 Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.) 
 | 
 44,652 
 | 
 190,395 
 | 
 -77% 
 | 
| 
 Total funds raised (including IPOs) ($Mil.)* 
 | 
 186,429 
 | 
 350,842 
 | 
 -47% 
 | 
| 
 Derivatives Market 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
YTD  | 
 Aug 2011 
YTD  | 
 % Change 
 | 
| 
 Average daily volume (contracts) 
 | 
|||
| 
 – Equity Index Futures 
 | 
 190,246 
 | 
 195,956 
 | 
 -2.9% 
 | 
| 
 – Stock Futures 
 | 
 1,109 
 | 
 1,796 
 | 
 -38.3% 
 | 
| 
 – Interest Rates Futures 
 | 
 1 
 | 
 3 
 | 
 -66.7% 
 | 
| 
 – Gold Futures 
 | 
 - 
 | 
 20 
 | 
 - 
 | 
| 
 – Equity Index Options 
 | 
 66,008 
 | 
 64,325 
 | 
 2.6% 
 | 
| 
 – Stock Options 
 | 
 224,933 
 | 
 300,564 
 | 
 -25.2% 
 | 
| 
 Clearing & Settlement 
 | 
 Aug 2012 
YTD  | 
 Aug 2011 
YTD  | 
 % Change 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS 
 | 
 766,030 
 | 
 870,657 
 | 
 -12.02% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of settlement instructions (SIs) settled by CCASS 
 | 
 72,216 
 | 
 86,385 
 | 
 -16.40% 
 | 
| 
 Average daily number of investor SIs (ISIs) settled by CCASS 
 | 
 327 
 | 
 511 
 | 
 -36.01% 
 | 
# Includes the number of transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board
^ Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included start from 29 November 2010
* Provisional figures only
^ Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included start from 29 November 2010
* Provisional figures only
Historical Records
up to 31 August 2012
up to 31 August 2012
Top 10 Hang Seng Index Closes 
| 
 Rank 
 | 
 Date 
 | 
 Close 
 | 
| 
 1 
 | 
 2007/10/30 
 | 
 31638.22 
 | 
| 
 2 
 | 
 2007/10/29 
 | 
 31586.90 
 | 
| 
 3 
 | 
 2007/11/01 
 | 
 31492.88 
 | 
| 
 4 
 | 
 2007/10/31 
 | 
 31352.58 
 | 
| 
 5 
 | 
 2007/11/02 
 | 
 30468.34 
 | 
| 
 6 
 | 
 2007/10/26 
 | 
 30405.22 
 | 
| 
 7 
 | 
 2007/10/25 
 | 
 29854.49 
 | 
| 
 8 
 | 
 2007/11/07 
 | 
 29708.93 
 | 
| 
 9 
 | 
 2007/12/06 
 | 
 29558.92 
 | 
| 
 10 
 | 
 2007/10/15 
 | 
 29540.78 
 | 
Top 10 Daily Market Turnover
(Main Board and GEM)
(Main Board and GEM)
| 
 Rank 
 | 
 Date 
 | 
 Turnover ($) 
 | 
| 
 1 
 | 
 2007/10/03 
 | 
 210,505,533,155 
 | 
| 
 2 
 | 
 2007/10/16 
 | 
 201,413,369,933 
 | 
| 
 3 
 | 
 2007/10/12 
 | 
 195,962,197,177 
 | 
| 
 4 
 | 
 2007/10/30 
 | 
 185,681,499,300 
 | 
| 
 5 
 | 
 2007/10/11 
 | 
 179,409,273,541 
 | 
| 
 6 
 | 
 2007/10/29 
 | 
 178,382,190,802 
 | 
| 
 7 
 | 
 2007/10/15 
 | 
 174,984,449,067 
 | 
| 
 8 
 | 
 2007/11/06 
 | 
 170,352,755,573 
 | 
| 
 9 
 | 
 2007/10/18 
 | 
 169,121,203,305 
 | 
| 
 10 
 | 
 2007/10/25 
 | 
 165,926,117,174 
 | 
Top 10 Market Capitalisation
(Main Board and GEM)
(Main Board and GEM)
| 
 Rank 
 | 
 Date 
 | 
 Market Capitalisation ($) 
 | 
| 
 1 
 | 
 2007/10/30 
 | 
 23,196,977,098,941 
 | 
| 
 2 
 | 
 2007/11/01 
 | 
 23,176,749,100,222 
 | 
| 
 3 
 | 
 2007/10/29 
 | 
 23,070,544,404,276 
 | 
| 
 4 
 | 
 2007/10/31 
 | 
 23,069,877,573,111 
 | 
| 
 5 
 | 
 2007/11/02 
 | 
 22,518,847,046,433 
 | 
| 
 6 
 | 
 2011/04/21 
 | 
 22,324,252,903,664 
 | 
| 
 7 
 | 
 2010/11/08 
 | 
 22,297,367,476,072 
 | 
| 
 8 
 | 
 2007/10/26 
 | 
 22,285,176,719,928 
 | 
| 
 9 
 | 
 2011/04/08 
 | 
 22,235,055,909,162 
 | 
| 
 10 
 | 
 2007/11/07 
 | 
 22,202,420,942,652 
 | 
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 
 | 
 805,947 
 | 
 2008/03/27 
 | 
 9,218,955 
 | 
 2011/11/28 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng Index Futures 
 | 
 235,385 
 | 
 2011/08/09 
 | 
 198,789 
 | 
 2007/06/27 
 | 
| 
 H-shares Index Futures 
 | 
 220,600 
 | 
 2011/09/27 
 | 
 177,892 
 | 
 2011/09/28 
 | 
| 
 Hang Seng Index Options 
 | 
 116,835 
 | 
 2011/08/05 
 | 
 560,087 
 | 
 2012/06/27 
 | 
| 
 Mini Hang Seng Index Futures 
 | 
 86,812 
 | 
 2011/08/09 
 | 
 21,682 
 | 
 2011/06/17 
 | 
| 
 H-shares Index Options 
 | 
 47,645 
 | 
 2012/05/17 
 | 
 565,194 
 | 
 2012/06/27 
 | 
| 
 Stock Futures 
 | 
 27,966 
 | 
 2007/03/28 
 | 
 26,482 
 | 
 2011/08/25 
 | 
| 
 HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures 
 | 
 20,802 
 | 
 2012/05/24 
 | 
 69,396 
 | 
 2012/08/31 
 | 
| 
 Mini H-shares Index Futures 
 | 
 19,556 
 | 
 2011/08/09 
 | 
 6,684 
 | 
 2012/04/24 
 | 
| 
 Mini Hang Seng Index Options 
 | 
 13,917 
 | 
 2012/05/18 
 | 
 32,651 
 | 
 2012/05/29 
 |