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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/02/2023

Highlights

 

- Securities Market

  • Market capitalisation was $39.0 trillion at the end of January 2023, an increase of 9 per cent from $35.7 trillion at the end of December 2022.
  • The average daily turnover in January 2023 was $140.0 billion, an increase of 3 per cent when compared with $135.5 billion in December 2022, and an increase of 9 per cent from $128.6 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of ETFs in January 2023 was $13.6 billion, an increase of 92 per cent when compared with $7.1 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of L&I Products in January 2023 was $2.5 billion, an increase of 108 per cent when compared with $1.2 billion for the same period last year.
  • There were 10 newly listed companies in January 2023, compared with 4 for the same period last year.

- Derivatives Market

  • The average daily turnover of futures and options in January 2023 was 1,394,558 contracts, an increase of 22 per cent when compared with 1,140,741 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of equity index futures in January 2023 was 566,036 contacts, an increase of 23 per cent when compared with 461,315 contacts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of equity index options in January 2023 was 148,648 contacts, an increase of 37 per cent when compared with 108,607 contacts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of Stock Options in January 2023 was 657,356 contracts, an increase of 20 per cent when compared with 548,117 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of RMB Currency Futures in January 2023 was 13,478 contracts, an increase of 31 per cent when compared with 10,326 contracts for the same period last year.

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

End 2022

No. of listed companies

2,605

2,571

2,597

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

38,986.8

42,127.8

35,666.8

No. of newly listed companies

10

4

90

No. of listed securities

15,575

18,480

15,274

No. of SPAC shares

5

-

5

No. of equity warrants (excluding SPAC warrants)

2

4

2

No. of SPAC warrants

5

-

5

No. of derivatives warrants

6,765

9,285

6,731

No. of inline warrants

20

70

28

No. of CBBCs

4,265

4,597

3,979

No. of unit trusts

187

168

191

No. of debt securities

1,720

1,772

1,735

 

Number of Newly Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

2022

Derivatives warrants

850

1,361

11,874

CBBCs

2,231

3,504

35,017

Unit trusts

1

2

29

Debt securities

27

52

368

 

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

2,519,288

2,709,419

-7.0%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

139,960

135,471

3.3%

No. of trading days

18

20

-

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

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM) 

 

Jan 2023

($Mil)

Dec 2022

($Mil)

% Change

Equities

1,997,267.33

(79.3%)

2,170,493.06

(80.1%)

-8.0%

Derivative warrants

99,249.06

(3.9%)

106,736.40

(3.9%)

-7.0%

CBBCs

119,160.49

(4.7%)

130,394.92

(4.8%)

-8.6%

Inline warrants

1.16

(0.0%)

0.22

(0.0%)

427.3%

Unit trusts

(include ETFs)

296,412.61

(11.8%)

296,736.96

(11.0%)

-0.1%

( ) % of market total
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 2023 was $34,895 million (1.4% of the securities market total turnover).

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM) 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

End 2022

No. of H shares

319

298

316

No. of Red chips Stocks

177

175

174

No. of Mainland private enterprises

923

897

919

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

77.5%

78.4%

76.9%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

87.6%

86.2%

87.3%

 

Index Performance 

Month-end figures

 

Jan 2023

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

31857.69

13.0%

-8.1%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

40.94

13.3%

-19.3%

Hang Seng Index

21842.33

10.4%

-8.2%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

7424.92

10.7%

-11.1%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

3978.79

7.7%

-3.5%

CES China 120 Index ^

6105.65

7.9%

-8.4%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

6022.82

10.8%

-13.6%

* - 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

2023

Dec

2022

% Change

Total Futures

588,537

626,198

-6.0%

Hang Seng Index Futures

142,878

144,178

-0.9%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

100,371

108,023

-7.1%

HSI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

204,205

208,265

-1.9%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

12,100

13,762

-12.1%

HSCEI (Gross Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSCEI (Net Total Return Index) Futures

0

0

-

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

169

3

5533.3%

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

2,054

879

133.7%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

89,337

104,740

-14.7%

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures

7

41

-82.9%

MSCI Australia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

9,587

9,834

-2.5%

MSCI China (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI China Free (USD) Index Futures ^

-

0

-

MSCI China Free Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures #

-

0

-

MSCI China Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

146

1,846

-92.1%

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

2

-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

2

1

100.0%

MSCI Hong Kong Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

50

326

-84.7%

MSCI India (USD) Index Futures

1

0

-

MSCI India Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

14

-100.0%

MSCI Indonesia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Indonesia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

3

3

0.0%

MSCI Japan (JPY) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Japan Net Total Return (JPY) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Japan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

1

1

0.0%

MSCI Malaysia (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Malaysia Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

0

10

-100.0%

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

0

-

MSCI Philippines Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

2

47

-95.7%

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

5,092

6,042

-15.7%

MSCI Taiwan 25/50 (USD) Index Futures

13

15

-13.3%

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

0

0

-

MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

1

1,345

-99.9%

MSCI Thailand (USD) Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI Thailand Net Total Return (USD) Index Futures

17

8

112.5%

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 Oil & Gas Index Futures ^

-

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index Futures ^

-

0

-

MICEX Index Futures

0

0

-

FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures #

-

0

-

Stock Futures

7,959

7,147

11.4%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

1

0

-

1-Month HIBOR Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

10,766

15,440

-30.3%

RMB Currency Futures - Mini USD/CNH Futures

2,707

1,013

167.2%

RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures

4

5

-20.0%

RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures

0

0

-

RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures

1

4

-75.0%

INR Currency Futures - INR/USD Futures

1,062

778

36.5%

INR Currency Futures - INR/CNH Futures

0

0

-

USD Gold Futures

0

1,720

-100.0%

CNH Gold Futures

0

0

-

USD Silver Futures

0

3

-100.0%

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

211

-100.0%

USD London Zinc Mini Futures

0

307

-100.0%

USD London Copper Mini Futures

1

185

-99.5%

USD London Lead Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Nickel Mini Futures

0

0

-

USD London Tin Mini Futures

0

0

-

Total Options

806,021

745,620

8.1%

Hang Seng Index Options

23,392

24,418

-4.2%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

13,649

13,907

-1.9%

Weekly Hang Seng Index Options

13,450

14,500

-7.2%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng Index Futures Options

4,368

5,348

-18.3%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

47,645

41,402

15.1%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

3,957

4,083

-3.1%

Weekly Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

3,015

2,532

19.1%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

36,594

35,156

4.1%

Hang Seng TECH Index Options

1,671

1,881

-11.2%

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures Options

907

521

74.1%

MSCI China Free (USD) Index Options ^

-

0

-

MSCI Taiwan (USD) Index Options

0

0

-

Stock Options

657,356

601,847

9.2%

RMB Currency Options - USD/CNH Options

17

25

-32.0%

Total Futures and Options

1,394,558

1,371,818

1.7%

* Total average daily volume is the sum of the respective average volume of the individual products
^ Trading suspended with effect from 30 December 2022
# Trading suspended with effect from 19 December 2022

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

2,320,083

2,334,378

-0.61%

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

111,048

115,356

-3.73%

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

169

165

2.67%

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

99.91

99.88

N/A

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation

 

75.08

63.91

 

74.59

63.82

 

N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

1,070,651

1,023,783

4.6%

– Stock Futures

32,384

33,966

-4.7%

– Interest Rates Futures

46

45

2.2%

– RMB Currency Futures

22,118

18,942

16.8%

– INR Currency Futures

375

151

148.3%

– Gold Futures

225

232

-3.0%

– Silver Futures

0

0

-

– Iron Ore Futures

0

0

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

0

0

-

– Equity Index Options

2,415,869

2,128,589

13.5%

– Stock Options

8,681,270

7,731,787

12.3%

– RMB Currency Options

792

856

-7.5%

 

Year-to-date Statistics 

Securities Market

Jan 2023

YTD

Jan 2022

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies

10

4

150.0%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

139,960

128,585

8.8%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

177,371

272,613

-34.9%

Average no. of trades per trading day

2,321,106

2,131,405

8.9%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)*

3,717

5,807

-36.0%

Total funds raised (including IPOs) ($Mil.)**

19,156

58,549

-67.3%

Derivatives Market

Jan 2023

YTD

Jan 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

566,036

461,315

22.7%

– Stock Futures

7,959

8,927

-10.8%

– Interest Rates Futures

1

0

-

– RMB Currency Futures

13,478

10,326

30.5%

– INR Currency Futures

1,062

1,336

-20.5%

– Gold Futures

0

1,297

-100.0%

– Silver Futures

0

4

-100.0%

– Iron Ore Futures

0

19

-100.0%

– London Metal Mini Futures

1

782

-99.9%

– Equity Index Options

148,648

108,607

36.9%

– Stock Options

657,356

548,117

19.9%

– RMB Currency Options

17

11

54.5%

Clearing & Settlement

Jan 2023

YTD

Jan 2022

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

2,320,083

2,130,537

8.90%

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

111,048

114,678

-3.17%

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

169

225

-24.89%

^ 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 2023

 

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

578,563

2022/11/28

758,877

2022/12/28

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

Hang Seng TECH Index Futures

306,517

2022/10/25

187,004

2022/12/29

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

298,812

2020/03/19

31,150

2022/09/29

Hang Seng Index Options

140,628

2021/01/11

594,941

2017/11/28

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

76,471

2018/02/06

16,436

2014/12/11

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures Options

70,542

2022/12/05

1,079,146

2022/12/15

MSCI China A 50 Connect (USD) Index Futures

65,682

2022/02/16

42,718

2022/01/18