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HKEx: Noteworthy Market Statistics On 27 October 2008

Date 27/10/2008

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries:

Securities market

  • The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed at 11015.84 today, down 1602.54 points, or 12.7 per cent.

  • The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (H-shares index) closed at 4990.08 today, down 812.63 points, or 14 per cent. It was the twelfth largest point declines in history.

  • Today's securities market turnover value was $56,869 million.

  • Today's turnover values for H-share and red-chip companies were $21,712 million and $8,490 million respectively.

  • Today's derivative warrants turnover was $3,803 million.

  • Today's CBBCs turnover was $4,463 million.

  • A total of 744,252 trades were concluded today.

  • Today's closing market capitalisation* was $7,649.7 billion. The previous trading day's (24 October 2008) closing market capitalisation was $8,608.8 billion.

* The figures represent the total market capitalisation of all equity securities listed on the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) and exclude other listed securities such as REITs and government bonds. Trading only stocks under pilot programmes are also excluded.

Top 10 HSI point declines in history

Up to 27 October 2008

Rank

Date

HSI Closing

Change (points)

1

22/01/2008

21757.63

(2061.23)

2

27/10/2008

11015.84

(1602.54)

3

05/11/2007

28942.32

(1526.02)

4

28/10/1997

9059.89

(1438.31)

5

16/01/2008

24450.85

(1386.93)

6

21/01/2008

23818.86

(1383.01)

7

17/04/2000

14762.37

(1380.39)

8

08/10/2008

15431.73

(1372.03)

9

06/02/2008

23469.46

(1339.24)

10

05/01/2000

15846.72

(1226.10)

 

 

Top 10 HSI percentage declines in history

Up to 27 October 2008

Rank

Date

HSI Closing

Change (%)

1

26/10/1987

2241.69

          (33.33)

2

05/06/1989

2093.61

          (21.75)

3

28/10/1997

9059.89

          (13.70)

4

26/03/1973

1229.28

          (13.31)

5

27/10/2008

11015.84

          (12.70)

6

10/04/1973

818.39

          (11.48)

7

13/11/1972

672.62

          (11.43)

8

19/10/1987

3362.39

          (11.12)

9

22/05/1989

2806.57

          (10.78)

10

23/10/1997

10426.3

          (10.41)

 

 

Top 10 H-shares Index percentage declines in history

Up to 27 October 2008

Rank

Date

H-shares Index Closing

Change (%)

1

12/01/1998

1932.69

        (16.18)

2

27/10/2008

4990.08

        (14.00)

3

02/09/1997

4917.02

        (12.26)

4

07/01/1998

2557.56

        (12.17)

5

22/01/2008

11911.91

        (11.97)

6

01/09/1997

5604.02

        (11.74)

7

13/01/1999

1422.03

        (11.48)

8

08/10/2008

7452.74

        (11.46)

9

28/10/1997

3125.97

        (10.83)

10

23/10/1997

3291.63

        (10.01)