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Hong Kong stock market
Latest news and analysis about the Hong Kong stock market, including market movements, policies, stock sales, and related exchange filings.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
The Hang Seng Index is displayed on November 14, 2024, when the stock exchange operated for the first time during a severe typhoon conditions. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hang Seng Index

Series of factors will conspire to limit Hang Seng Index’s rise in 2025: UBS

The Swiss bank expects the city’s benchmark index to rise above 20,000 by year-end, implying a gain of 3.7 per cent from Wednesday’s close.

IPO

BrainAurora shares rise 3.4% in Hong Kong debut as city eyes IPO crown in 2025

China stock market

Hong Kong stocks hit 6-week low, erasing most of 26% stimulus rally

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Smithfield Foods, the US pork giant owned by WH Group, eyes Nasdaq listing

The Chinese company took Smithfield private in a US$4.7 billion deal in 2013, terminating its 14-year listing on the NYSE.

Smithfield is the largest pork processing company in the US. Photo: Shutterstock
Stocks

Chinese tech stocks hit as US drags Tencent, CATL into military sphere

Both stocks tumbled in Hong Kong and Shenzhen trading, erasing US$38 billion in market value following the US move.

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Tencent, Xiaomi drag Hong Kong stocks to 6-week low on geopolitical concerns

The Department of Defense added Tencent, CATL and dozens of firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ in register, stoking steep losses.

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China stock market

Chinese exchanges woo foreign investors after worst start in 9 years

The bourses met representatives of 16 overseas money managers and investment banks, seeking their inputs to jumpstart the market.

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The Shenzhen and Shanghai stock exchanges met foreign money managers to seek their inputs on reviving the nation’s stock market. Photo: Xinhua
US-listed Chinese stocks

Trader who made billions in 2008 plans new hedge fund to bet on market swings

Former trader at Singapore hedge fund seeks US$250 million to bet on market volatility, corporate failures in Asia-Pacific.

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China stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver amid Chinese manufacturing, deflation concerns

Stocks added to losses in the opening week of 2025 as reports showed Chinese manufacturing growth cooled last month.

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China stock market

Taking stock: global investment banks hedge their bets on China market next year

After a forgettable year, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Goldman Sachs and others make their predictions for Chinese equities in 2025.

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IPO

Chinese fast-food chain LXJ seeks IPO in Hong Kong amid market revival

LXJ operates 1,404 restaurants across 53 mainland cities, serving meals costing about 20 yuan (US$2.73) on average.

Chinese fast food chain operator LXJ International is joining a revival in IPO market in Hong Kong. Photo: Weibo/ @ Lao Xiang Ji
China stock market

Hong Kong stocks rebound as Beijing ramps up support for institutional buying

Some 20 securities firms, fund managers and insurance companies received US$7.53 billion worth of liquid assets from the PBOC through a swap facility.

China stock market

Hong Kong stocks kick off new year with worst start since 2019

Hang Seng Index closes 2.2 per cent lower to start the year; on the first day of trading in 2019, it fell 2.8 per cent.

IPO

Chery adds JPMorgan to arrange US$1 billion Hong Kong listing

The company may seek a valuation of more than 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion ), people familiar with the matter have said.

Omoda E5 electric cars manufactured by Chinese automaker Chery are unloaded from a cargo ship at the Royal Portbury Dock, near Bristol in southwestern Britain on September 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Stocks

Chinese biotech firm New Horizon’s crisis deepens as chairman and CEO quits

Earlier this year, New Horizon’s chief financial officer and auditor Deloitte both quit.

Zhu Yeqing, the former chairman and CEO of New Horizon Health. Photo: Jonathan Wong
IPO

Tencent-backed WeDoctor revives plan for Hong Kong fundraising

Earlier this month, sources said the company expected to raise US$400 million to US$500 million.

Banking & finance

Better year expected for IPO bankers as Hong Kong reclaims top 10 global ranking

EV battery maker CATL and condiment producer Foshan Haitian are among mainland industry champions seeking a listing in Hong Kong in 2025.

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Hong Kong stocks end 2024 on a high, snapping 4-year losing streak

Hang Seng Index rises 18 per cent this year, while on the mainland the CSI 300 Index gains 15 per cent.

A woman took a selfie in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Stocks

Humanoid robot maker UBTech loses US$1.6 billion in value as lock-up expires

The 32 per cent decline is the most since the company’s shares started trading a year ago.

IPO

Busy day for Hong Kong’s IPO market as 3 companies start trading

The last time the Hong Kong exchange had three new listings on the same day was July 10.

China stock market

Hong Kong stocks fall as 3 companies start trading on city’s exchange

Traders await greater clarity on stimulus measures from Beijing.

Children on an MTR train in Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
IPO

World’s largest EV battery maker plans Hong Kong IPO to fund global growth

The Shenzhen-listed battery maker’s share issuance plan is pending approval from regulators and shareholders.

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Contemporary Amperex Technology is the world’s largest EV battery maker, accounting for nearly 37 per cent of the global market. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

Hong Kong stocks cap weekly gain on prospect of policy support

The profit of Chinese industrial companies fell 7.3 per cent year on year in November for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed.

IPO

Hong Kong’s 2025 IPO boom awaits as policies and rates align, bankers say

Deloitte forecasts Hong Kong IPO volume to surge 71 per cent to US$19.3 billion in 2025, which has been collating the city’s IPO data since 2011.

China stock market

Hang Seng Index closes above 20,000 on mainland Chinese buying

The benchmark gained 1.1 per cent, the most in nearly two weeks, while the turnover on the exchange was 14 per cent below average.

Hong Kong stocks rallied as Chinese investors continued to pump money for a sixth consecutive day. Photo: Shutterstock
Stocks

Hong Kong derivatives trading hits record high amid market volatility

More than 377 million futures and options have changed hands on the exchange this year, an increase of 14 per cent from a year earlier.

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China’s stimulus bazooka helped spur Hong Kong’s derivatives market. Photo: Edmond So
Banking & finance

Ex-Citigroup stock trader wins unfair dismissal case in Hong Kong

Citigroup was also sued by traders it fired in London and Tokyo before being fined by the SFC in 2022.

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China stock market

Hong Kong stocks rally after Trump changes tune on TikTok ban

President-elect’s softening stance on the Chinese video app may lead to improvement in US-China ties.

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