HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Highlights

- Securities Market

The average daily turnover for the first five months of 2018 was $130.3 billion, an increase of 73 per cent when compared with $75.3 billion for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first five months of 2018 was $19.9 billion, an increase of 90 per cent when compared with $10.5 billion for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first five months of 2018 was $8.2 billion, an increase of 95 per cent when compared with $4.2 billion for the same period last year.
Total funds raised for the first five months of 2018 was $161.7 billion, an increase of 28 per cent when compared with $126.6 billion for the same period last year.
There were 93* newly listed companies for the first five months of 2018, an increase of 55 per cent when compared with 60* for the same period last year.

- Derivatives Market

The average daily turnover of futures and options for the first five months of 2018 was 1,245,626 contracts, an increase of 61 per cent when compared with the 775,279 contracts for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of equity index futures for the first five months of 2018 was 485,997 contacts, an increase of 66 per cent when compared with the 293,133 contacts for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of equity index options for the first five months of 2018 was 159,716 contacts, an increase of 21 per cent when compared with the 132,367 contacts for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of Stock Options for the first five months of 2018 was 591,572 contracts, an increase of 71 per cent when compared with the 346,040 contracts for the same period last year.
The average daily turnover of RMB Currency Futures for the first five months of 2018 was 5,429 contracts, an increase of 77 per cent when compared with the 3,061 contracts for the same period last year.

* Includes any transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

	May 2018	May 2017	End 2017
No. of listed companies	2,201	2,027	2,118
Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)	35,008.4	28,541.7	33,998.8
No. of newly listed companies *	16	9	174
No. of listed securities	14,029	9,953	12,803
No. of equity warrants	3	8	8
No. of derivatives warrants	7,240	4,244	6,094
No. of CBBCs	3,304	2,530	3,374
No. of unit trusts	147	168	145
No. of debt securities	1,117	965	1,047

	May 2018	May 2017	End 2017

* Includes the number of transfer of listings from GEM to Main Board

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)

	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change
Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *	2,195,588	2,058,904	6.6%
Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *	104,552	108,363	-3.5%
No. of trading days	21	19	-

	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change

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

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM)

	May 2018 ($Mil)	Apr 2018 ($Mil)	% Change
Equities	1,712,144.59 (78.0%)	1,513,292.28 (73.5%)	13.1%
Derivative warrants	282,122.90 (12.8%)	302,831.71 (14.7%)	-6.8%
CBBCs	102,828.60 (4.7%)	147,020.05 (7.1%)	-30.1%
Unit Trusts (include ETFs)	94,827.94 (4.3%)	91,660.72 (4.5%)	3.5%

	May 2018 ($Mil)	Apr 2018 ($Mil)	% Change

( ) % 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 May 2018 was $29,467 million (1.3% of the securities market total turnover).

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

	May 2018	May 2017	End 2017
No. of H shares	254	247	252
No. of Red chips Stocks	164	158	159
No. of Mainland private enterprises	658	614	640
Market capitalisation (% of market total)	67.0%	64.0%	66.2%
Turnover value (% of equity turnover)	79.6%	74.9%	76.1%

	May 2018	May 2017	End 2017

Index Performance

Month-end figures

	May 2018	% Change over 1 Month	% Change over 12 Months
S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index	39383.53	-1.6%	20.3%
S&P/HKEX GEM Index	253.38	2.1%	-24.4%
Hang Seng Index	30468.56	-1.1%	18.7%
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index	11978.30	-2.9%	13.0%
Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*	4608.23	1.5%	12.8%
CES China 120 Index ^	6624.50	0.8%	15.7%
CESChina HK Mainland Index +	8446.19	-1.5%	28.1%

	May 2018	% Change over 1 Month	% Change over 12 Months

* - 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)
	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change
Total Futures	456,189	521,405	-12.5%
Hang Seng Index Futures	223,609	240,657	-7.1%
Mini Hang Seng Index Futures	80,468	105,576	-23.8%
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures	126,472	142,896	-11.5%
Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures	16,188	23,757	-31.9%
HSI Dividend Point Index Futures	62	74	-16.2%
HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures	548	802	-31.7%
HSI Volatility Index Futures	0	0	-
CES China 120 Index Futures	1	1	0.0%
CES Gaming Top 10 Index Futures	0	0	-
Hang Seng Mainland Oil & Gas Index Futures	86	111	-22.5%
Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index Futures	98	167	-41.3%
Hang Seng Mainland Healthcare Index Futures	0	0	-
Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index Futures	102	91	12.1%
Hang Seng IT Hardware Index Futures	0	3	-100.0%
Hang Seng Software & Services Index Futures	0	1	-100.0%
IBOVESPA Futures	0	0	-
MICEX Index Futures	0	0	-
S&P BSE Sensex Index Futures	0	0	-
FTSE/JSE Top40 Futures	0	0	-
Stock Futures	1,610	1,368	17.7%
3-Month HIBOR Futures	1	4	-75.0%
1-Month HIBOR Futures	1	0	-
RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures	5,812	5,289	9.9%
RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures	5	8	-37.5%
RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures	3	8	-62.5%
RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures	5	2	150.0%
RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures	11	33	-66.7%
USD Gold Futures	898	469	91.5%
CNH Gold Futures	170	57	198.2%
Iron Ore Futures – Monthly Contracts	36	7	414.3%
Iron Ore Futures – Quarterly Contracts	0	0	-
London Aluminium Mini Futures	2	22	-90.9%
London Zinc Mini Futures	1	1	0.0%
London Copper Mini Futures	0	1	-100.0%
London Lead Mini Futures	0	0	-
London Nickel Mini Futures	0	2	-100.0%
London Tin Mini Futures	0	0	-
Total Options	565,164	661,829	-14.6%
Hang Seng Index Options	40,622	49,478	-17.9%
Mini Hang Seng Index Options	7,350	8,587	-14.4%
Flexible Hang Seng Index Options	0	0	-
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options	75,221	79,302	-5.1%
Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options	1,571	2,894	-45.7%
Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options	0	66	-100.0%
Stock Options	440,383	521,498	-15.6%
RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Options	17	5	240.0%
Total Futures and Options	1,021,353	1,183,235	-13.7%

	Average Daily Volume (Contracts)
	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change
Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS	1,604,275	1,644,551	-2.45%
Average daily number of settlement instructions (SIs) settled by CCASS	97,881	103,057	-5.02%
Average daily number of investor SIs (ISIs) settled by CCASS	298	301	-1.00%
Average daily settlement efficiency of CNS stock positions on due day (T+2)	99.86	99.84	N/A
Shares deposited in the CCASS depository – % of total issued shares – % of the total market capitalisation	76.36 60.12	76.57 59.83	N/A N/A
DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change
Month-end Open Interest (contracts)
– Equity Index Futures	523,489	535,954	-2.3%
– Stock Futures	12,643	8,903	42.0%
– Interest Rates Futures	386	351	10.0%
– RMB Currency Futures	29,850	26,163	14.1%
– Gold Futures	219	246	-11.0%
– Iron Ore Futures	98	150	-34.7%
– London Metal Mini Futures	3	16	-81.3%
– Equity Index Options	3,539,209	3,329,479	6.3%
– Stock Options	10,409,295	10,165,423	2.4%
– RMB Currency Options	3,683	3,506	5.0%

CCASS Statistics (securities market)	May 2018	Apr 2018	% Change

Year-to-date Statistics

Securities Market	May 2018 YTD	May 2017 YTD	% Change
No. of newly listed companies #	93	60	55.0%
Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^	130,340	75,251	73.2%
Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)	235,683	185,280	27.2%
Average no. of trades per trading day	1,744,097	1,135,186	53.6%
Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)	35,952	39,384	-8.7%
Total funds raised (including IPOs) ($Mil.)*	161,707	126,585	27.7%
Derivatives Market	May 2018 YTD	May 2017 YTD	% Change
Average daily volume (contracts)
– Equity Index Futures	485,997	293,133	65.8%
– Stock Futures	1,241	588	111.1%
– 5-Year MOF T-Bond Futures	-	144	-
– Interest Rates Futures	2	0	-
– RMB Currency Futures	5,429	3,061	77.4%
– Gold Futures	1,591	0	-
– Iron Ore Futures	39	0	-
– London Metal Mini Futures	12	8	50.0%
– Equity Index Options	159,716	132,367	20.7%
– Stock Options	591,572	346,040	71.0%
– RMB Currency Options	28	70	-60.0%
Clearing & Settlement	May 2018 YTD	May 2017 YTD	% Change
Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS	1,743,449	1,134,605	53.66%
Average daily number of settlement instructions (SIs) settled by CCASS	108,481	87,304	24.26%
Average daily number of investor SIs (ISIs) settled by CCASS	385	300	28.33%

Securities Market

May 2018

YTD

May 2017
YTD

% Change

# Includes the number of transfer of listings from GEM to Main Board
^ Turnover value for traded in non-HKD currency securities have been included
* Provisional figures only

Historical Records

up to 31 May 2018

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

Rank	Date	Close

Top 10 Daily Market Turnover
(Main Board and GEM)

Rank	Date	Turnover ($)
1	2015/04/09	293,910,756,648
2	2018/03/23	284,101,947,853
3	2015/04/13	266,098,632,854
4	2018/02/06	258,799,618,543
5	2015/04/08	252,396,050,844
6	2015/04/14	239,903,336,931
7	2015/07/08	237,429,139,110
8	2015/04/10	222,888,834,174
9	2018/02/09	219,595,292,569
10	2018/02/07	218,890,883,115

Rank	Date	Turnover ($)

Top 10 Market Capitalisation
(Main Board and GEM)

Rank	Date	Market Capitalisation ($)
1	2018/01/26	37,715,721,713,817
2	2018/01/29	37,498,267,978,409
3	2018/01/24	37,458,993,282,123
4	2018/01/23	37,434,956,503,062
5	2018/01/31	37,196,824,130,391
6	2018/01/25	37,171,558,627,632
7	2018/01/30	37,034,857,609,118
8	2018/02/02	36,948,839,611,393
9	2018/02/01	36,943,877,577,778
10	2018/01/22	36,925,559,142,548

Rank	Date	Market Capitalisation ($)

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	1,221,324	2015/04/13	13,725,731	2018/03/27
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures	467,559	2015/08/26	519,817	2015/12/29
Hang Seng Index Futures	365,385	2018/04/25	206,082	2017/06/27
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options	232,994	2018/02/09	3,465,052	2017/12/27
Mini Hang Seng Index Futures	215,927	2018/02/07	21,682	2011/06/17
Hang Seng Index Options	130,998	2018/01/23	594,941	2017/11/28
Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures	76,471	2018/02/06	16,436	2014/12/11
Stock Futures	27,966	2007/03/28	47,050	2013/03/27
HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures	27,501	2017/02/14	184,626	2016/12/13
RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures	20,338	2017/01/05	46,711	2017/01/04

Product	Record High Daily Volume		Record High Open Interest

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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - May 2018

Highlights

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM)

ATS Transactions

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM)

Index Performance

Derivatives Market Turnover

Clearing and Settlement

Year-to-date Statistics

Historical Records