Hong Kong Stock Exchange
| 香港聯合交易所 | |
Logo of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, owner of SEHK | |
The now-defunct floor trading lobby in 2007 | |
| Type | Stock exchange |
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| Location | Central District, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′03″N 114°09′28″E / 22.28414°N 114.15768°E |
| Founded | 3 February 1891 (as Association of Stockbrokers in Hong Kong) 21 February 1914 (as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) |
| Owner | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing |
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| Currency | Hong Kong dollar |
| No. of listings | 2,624 (November 2024)[1] |
| Market cap | HK$34 trillion (US$4.38 trillion) (November 2024)[1] |
| Website | hkex.com.hk |
| Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港聯合交易所 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港联合交易所 | ||||||||||||
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| SEHK | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聯交所 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 联交所 | ||||||||||||
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所; pinyin: Xiānggǎng jiāoyìsuǒ, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 9th largest globally by market capitalization as of August 2024.[2] The exchange plays a crucial role in connecting international investors with mainland Chinese companies, serving as a major platform for capital raising. Unlike mainland Chinese exchanges, it operates under Hong Kong’s distinct regulatory framework, which allows greater access to foreign investors.[3][4]
The stock exchange is owned (through its subsidiary Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), a holding company that it also lists (: 388) and that in 2021 became the world's largest bourse operator[5] in terms of market capitalization, surpassing Chicago-based CME. A 2021 poll reported that approximately 57% of Hong Kong adults had money invested in the stock market.[6] The physical trading floor at Exchange Square was closed in October 2017.[7]
- ^ a b "HKEX Monthly Market Highlights". Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "HKEX Monthly Market Highlights". hkex.com.hk. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Stock Exchange". Corporate Finance Institute. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong stroke exchange overview". www.hkex.com.hk/?sc_lang=en. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong stock exchange operator world's largest after toppling Chicago's CME". South China Morning Post. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Ng, Michelle (18 August 2021). "Hong Kong tops world for retail share traders". Fund Selector Asia. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "End of an era for HK trading floor". BBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2018.