HKEx: Record Hang Seng Index Closing And Market Capitalisation

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

-	Hang Seng Index closed at 19093 today, ending trading above 19000 for the first time.

-	The stock market capitalisation was $12,120,742,203,448, exceeding $12 trillion for the first time (previous milestones are in the table below).

-	Today's turnover value was sixth highest ever and fifth highest this year (see tables below).

Market capitalisation milestones ($)*

Date	Main Board + GEM
15/11/2006	12,120,742,203,448
20/10/2006	11,062,471,051,450
3/5/2006	10,009,005,818,495
20/2/2006	9,081,849,903,669
23/11/2005	8,050,443,230,124
13/7/2005	7,005,580,212,447
21/1/2004	6,056,726,743,251
11/2/2000	5,093,147,675,930
26/5/1997	4,030,424,520,996
7/10/1996	3,025,064,710,313

* day-end figure

Top 10 daily turnover values in history

Up to 15 November 2006

Daily turnover value

Main Board

GEM

Market total

Rank

($)

($)

($)

Date

1

79,002,608,619

n.a.^

79,002,608,619

28/8/1998

2

76,008,136,096

154,877,338

   76,163,013,434

27/10/2006

3

58,026,211,933

230,091,008

58,256,302,941

14/11/2006

4

   57,660,396,659

198,529,621

57,858,926,280

13/11/2006

5

57,028,022,111

184,860,195

57,212,882,306

28/4/2006

6

54,938,140,329

239,429,614

55,177,569,943

15/11/2006

7

54,505,549,475

215,975,305

    54,721,524,780

10/11/2006

8

54,037,457,878

161,379,790

54,198,837,668

1/6/2006

9

51,722,036,903

184,279,561

51,906,316,464

7/11/2006

10

50,283,656,149

129,762,483

50,413,418,632

22/9/2006

Top 10 daily turnover values in 2006

Up to 15 November 2006

Daily turnover value

Main Board

GEM

Market total

Rank

($)

($)

($)

Date

1

76,008,136,096

    154,877,338

76,163,013,434

27/10/2006

2

58,026,211,933

230,091,008

58,256,302,941

14/11/2006

3

57,660,396,659

    198,529,621

57,858,926,280

13/11/2006

4

57,028,022,111

    184,860,195

57,212,882,306

28/4/2006

5

54,938,140,329

239,429,614

55,177,569,943

15/11/2006

6

54,505,549,475

215,975,305

    54,721,524,780

10/11/2006

7

   54,037,457,878

161,379,790

54,198,837,668

1/6/2006

8

   51,722,036,903

184,279,561

51,906,316,464

7/11/2006

9

   50,283,656,149

129,762,483

50,413,418,632

22/9/2006

10

   48,995,118,501

159,377,771

49,154,496,272

8/11/2006

^ GEM was launched in November 1999.

Top 10 daily turnover values in history
Up to 15 November 2006
	Daily turnover value
	Main Board	GEM	Market total
Rank	($)	($)	($)	Date
1	79,002,608,619	n.a.^	79,002,608,619	28/8/1998
2	76,008,136,096	154,877,338	76,163,013,434	27/10/2006
3	58,026,211,933	230,091,008	58,256,302,941	14/11/2006
4	57,660,396,659	198,529,621	57,858,926,280	13/11/2006
5	57,028,022,111	184,860,195	57,212,882,306	28/4/2006
6	54,938,140,329	239,429,614	55,177,569,943	15/11/2006
7	54,505,549,475	215,975,305	54,721,524,780	10/11/2006
8	54,037,457,878	161,379,790	54,198,837,668	1/6/2006
9	51,722,036,903	184,279,561	51,906,316,464	7/11/2006
10	50,283,656,149	129,762,483	50,413,418,632	22/9/2006

Top 10 daily turnover values in 2006
Up to 15 November 2006
	Daily turnover value
	Main Board	GEM	Market total
Rank	($)	($)	($)	Date
1	76,008,136,096	154,877,338	76,163,013,434	27/10/2006
2	58,026,211,933	230,091,008	58,256,302,941	14/11/2006
3	57,660,396,659	198,529,621	57,858,926,280	13/11/2006
4	57,028,022,111	184,860,195	57,212,882,306	28/4/2006
5	54,938,140,329	239,429,614	55,177,569,943	15/11/2006
6	54,505,549,475	215,975,305	54,721,524,780	10/11/2006
7	54,037,457,878	161,379,790	54,198,837,668	1/6/2006
8	51,722,036,903	184,279,561	51,906,316,464	7/11/2006
9	50,283,656,149	129,762,483	50,413,418,632	22/9/2006
10	48,995,118,501	159,377,771	49,154,496,272	8/11/2006