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HKEX Report: Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/08/2018

Highlights

- Securities Market

  • The average daily turnover for the first seven months of 2018 was $121.1 billion, an increase of 56 per cent when compared with $77.4 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first seven months of 2018 was $17.3 billion, an increase of 66 per cent when compared with $10.4 billion for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first seven months of 2018 was $7.5 billion, an increase of 83 per cent when compared with $4.1 billion for the same period last year.
  • Funds raised through IPOs for the first seven months of 2018 was $118.4 billion, an increase of 66 per cent when compared with $71.4 billion for the same period last year.
  • Total funds raised for the first seven months of 2018 was $272.9 billion, an increase of 35 per cent when compared with $202.0 billion for the same period last year.
  • There were 142* newly listed companies for the first seven months of 2018, an increase of 41 per cent when compared with 101* for the same period last year.

- Derivatives Market 

  • The average daily turnover of futures and options for the first seven months of 2018 was 1,207,294 contracts, an increase of 51 per cent when compared with the 799,786 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of equity index futures for the first seven months of 2018 was 490,193 contacts, an increase of 68 per cent when compared with the 291,383 contacts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of equity index options for the first seven months of 2018 was 159,395 contacts, an increase of 26 per cent when compared with the 126,657 contacts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of Stock Options for the first seven months of 2018 was 547,597 contracts, an increase of 45 per cent when compared with the 378,100 contracts for the same period last year.
  • The average daily turnover of RMB Currency Futures for the first seven months of 2018 was 6,854 contracts, an increase of 141 per cent when compared with the 2,847 contracts for the same period last year; the turnover of USD/CNH Futures also reached a record high of 21,686 contracts on 3 July 2018.
  • On 20 and 31 July 2018, the turnover and the open interest of RMB Currency Options – USD/CNH Options reached a record high of 1,127 contract and 6,043 contracts respectively.

* Includes any transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board

 

Listed Securities (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

 

Jul 2018

Jul 2017

End 2017

No. of listed companies

2,249

2,060

2,118

Total market capitalisation ($Bil.)

32,959.5

30,262.7

33,998.8

No. of newly listed companies *

34

29

174

No. of listed securities

13,512

10,836

12,803

No. of equity warrants

2

8

8

No. of derivatives warrants

7,118

4,636

6,094

No. of CBBCs

2,866

2,970

3,374

No. of unit trusts

145

168

145

No. of debt securities

1,115

983

1,047

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


Securities Market Turnover (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jul 2018

Jun 2018

% Change

Monthly turnover ($Mil.) *

1,881,370

2,156,390

-12.8%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) *

89,589

107,820

-16.9%

No. of trading days

21

20

-

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

 

Turnover by Type of Securities (Main Board and GEM)

 

Jul 2018
($Mil)

Jun 2018
($Mil)

% Change

Equities

1,442,217.64
(76.7%)

1,709,932.20
(79.3%)

-15.7%

Derivative warrants

232,413.10
(12.4%)

213,481.63
(9.9%)

8.9%

CBBCs

115,187.22
(6.1%)

116,195.36
(5.4%)

-0.9%

Unit Trusts

(include ETFs)

88,695.86
(4.7%)

113,327.45
(5.3%)

-21.7%

( ) % 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 July 2018 was $31,838 million (1.7% of the securities market total turnover).

 

Mainland Enterprises (Main Board and GEM)

Month-end figures

 

Jul 2018

Jul 2017

End 2017

No. of H shares

259

248

252

No. of Red chips Stocks

164

158

159

No. of Mainland private enterprises

682

626

640

Market capitalisation (% of market total)

66.6%

64.7%

66.2%

Turnover value (% of equity turnover)

81.4%

75.6%

76.1%

 

Index Performance

Month-end figures

 

Jul 2018

% Change
over 1 Month

% Change
over 12 Months

S&P/HKEX LargeCap Index

37101.63

-1.2%

5.6%

S&P/HKEX GEM Index

209.57

-11.2%

-22.9%

Hang Seng Index

28583.01

-1.3%

4.6%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

11024.73

-0.4%

1.8%

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index*

4320.53

-1.3%

1.2%

CES China 120 Index ^

6336.45

0.1%

4.3%

CESChina HK Mainland Index +

7731.99

-2.7%

9.6%

* - 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)

Jul 2018

Jun 2018

% Change

Total Futures

515,051

514,562

0.1%

Hang Seng Index Futures

231,789

243,591

-4.8%

Mini Hang Seng Index Futures

92,025

86,197

6.8%

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

151,519

151,839

-0.2%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

20,313

19,110

6.3%

HSI Dividend Point Index Futures

69

25

176.0%

HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures

2,708

1,228

120.5%

HSI Volatility Index Futures

0

0

-

MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures *

15

1

1400.0%

CES China 120 Index Futures

1

1

0.0%

CES Gaming Top 10 Index Futures

1

0

-

Hang Seng Mainland Oil & Gas Index Futures

68

284

-76.1%

Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index Futures

20

73

-72.6%

Hang Seng Mainland Healthcare Index Futures

0

1

-100.0%

Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index Futures

113

154

-26.6%

Hang Seng IT Hardware Index Futures

0

0

-

Hang Seng Software & Services Index Futures

0

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

2,795

3,074

-9.1%

3-Month HIBOR Futures

1

13

-92.3%

1-Month HIBOR Futures

1

3

-66.7%

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Futures

12,367

8,097

52.7%

RMB Currency Futures - EUR/CNH Futures

28

20

40.0%

RMB Currency Futures - JPY/CNH Futures

5

9

-44.4%

RMB Currency Futures - AUD/CNH Futures

7

3

133.3%

RMB Currency Futures - CNH/USD Futures

54

36

50.0%

USD Gold Futures

1,071

776

38.0%

CNH Gold Futures

69

19

263.2%

Iron Ore Futures – Monthly Contracts

5

4

25.0%

Iron Ore Futures – Quarterly Contracts

0

0

-

London Aluminium Mini Futures

0

0

-

London Zinc Mini Futures

5

1

400.0%

London Copper Mini Futures

0

0

-

London Lead Mini Futures

0

0

-

London Nickel Mini Futures

0

0

-

London Tin Mini Futures

0

0

-

Total Options

541,839

657,083

-17.5%

Hang Seng Index Options

38,820

49,099

-20.9%

Mini Hang Seng Index Options

8,400

9,242

-9.1%

Flexible Hang Seng Index Options

0

0

-

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

98,085

109,403

-10.3%

Mini-Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

2,215

2,474

-10.5%

Flexible Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

24

0

-

Stock Options

394,036

486,767

-19.1%

RMB Currency Futures - USD/CNH Options

260

97

168.0%

Total Futures and Options

1,056,890

1,171,646

-9.8%

* Trading in MSCI AC Asia ex Japan NTR Index Futures commenced on 11 Jun 2018
# Trading in S&P BSE Sensex Index Futures suspended with effect from 27 Jul 2018

 

Clearing and Settlement

CCASS Statistics (securities market)

Jul 2018

Jun 2018

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades settled by CCASS

1,467,437

1,654,220

-11.29%

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

93,998

111,885

-15.99%

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

259

309

-16.18%

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

99.92

99.92

N/A

Shares deposited in the CCASS depository

– % of total issued shares

– % of the total market capitalisation


75.94

58.44


76.69

59.56


N/A

N/A

DCASS Statistics (derivatives market)

Jul 2018

Jun 2018

% Change

Month-end Open Interest (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

640,938

612,543

4.6%

– Stock Futures

19,977

16,417

21.7%

– Interest Rates Futures

455

456

-0.2%

– RMB Currency Futures

31,212

28,161

10.8%

– Gold Futures

347

208

66.8%

– Iron Ore Futures

43

54

-20.4%

– London Metal Mini Futures

9

7

28.6%

– Equity Index Options

3,441,865

3,157,183

9.0%

– Stock Options

9,501,578

9,255,436

2.7%

– RMB Currency Options

6,043

3,973

52.1%

 

Year-to-date Statistics

Securities Market

Jul 2018

YTD

Jul 2017

YTD

% Change

No. of newly listed companies #

142

101

40.6%

Average daily turnover by value ($Mil.) ^

121,141

77,400

56.5%

Average share traded per trading day (Mil. Shares)

223,412

174,901

27.7%

Average no. of trades per trading day

1,690,699

1,142,960

47.9%

Fund raised by IPOs ($Mil.)

118,440

71,362

66.0%

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

272,852

201,985

35.1%

Derivatives Market

Jul 2018
YTD

Jul 2017
YTD

% Change

Average daily volume (contracts)

 

 

 

– Equity Index Futures

490,193

291,383

68.2%

– Stock Futures

1,729

566

205.5%

– 5-Year MOF T-Bond Futures

-

101

-

– Interest Rates Futures

4

0

-

– RMB Currency Futures

6,854

2,847

140.7%

– Gold Futures

1,412

1,190

18.7%

– Iron Ore Futures

29

-

-

– London Metal Mini Futures

10

10

0

– Equity Index Options

159,395

126,657

25.8%

– Stock Options

547,597

378,100

44.8%

– RMB Currency Options

72

55

30.9%

Clearing & Settlement

Jul 2018

YTD

Jul 2017

YTD

% Change

Average daily number of exchange trades handled by CCASS

1,686,185

1,142,359

47.61%

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

106,807

87,760

21.70%

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

355

314

13.06%

# 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 July 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

421,806

2018/06/26

206,082

2017/06/27

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options

232,994

2018/02/09

3,617,287

2018/06/27

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

21,686

2018/07/03

46,711

2017/01/04

 

 

Updated 31 Jul 2018