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Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
TypeStock exchange
Location Hong Kong,
Founded
  • 1891 (predecessor)
  • 1986
OwnerHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Key peopleLi Xiaojia, Charles (CEO)
Chow Chung-kong (Chairman)
CurrencyHKD, CNY, USD
No. of listings2,062 (2017)[1]
MarketCapHKD 30.54 trillion (2017)[1]
VolumeHKD 26.09 trillion (2015)[1]
IndexesHang Seng Index[2]
Websitewww.hkex.com.hk

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (sometimes shortened to SEHK), is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong. It is East Asia's and Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the sixth largest in the world before Euronext. As of 31 October 2016, SEHK had 1,955 listed companies, 989 of which are from mainland China (Red chip, H share and P chip), 856 from Hong Kong and 110 from other countries and region (e.g. Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, United States, Singapore, etc.) [3] Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing owns SEHK and is itself listed on SEHK.

The physical trading floor at Exchange Square (Hong Kong) closed in 2017, due to the shift towards electronic trading.[4] By 2014, it accounted for less than 1% of trade volume.[5]

The logo of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange inside the Exchange Square

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Traditional Chinese: 香港交易所, also 港交所; sometimes shortened to HKEX ; SEHK: 0388[permanent dead link]) is a stock exchange in Hong Kong.

It is mostly owned by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which also controls Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 HKEX Fact Book 2015 (PDF). HKEX. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Hang Seng (HSI)". Investing.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our Markets". Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "End of an era for HK trading floor". BBC News.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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