Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Turnover HKD170,603 Million in April

The average daily turnover for the 19 trading days in April was HKD8,979 million, an increase of 74 per cent compared with the previous month. Total turnover value for the month was HKD170,603 million compared with HKD118,404 million in March. A total of 99,907 million shares changed hands in April, compared with 74,392 million shares in March. The average daily turnover was 5,258 million shares, up 63 per cent from March. The total number of trades during the month was 1,898,393, which was 44 per cent more than in March. Average daily turnover for the first four months of the year was HKD5,659 million, compared with HKD8,390 million in the same period last year. Total turnover by value was HKD447,061 during the first four months of the year, compared with HKD662,837 million for the same period last year.