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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd is the holding company for the city’s stock exchange, futures exchange and clearing company. Its market capitalisation makes it one of the world’s biggest listed companies.
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3 October, 2024
Chinese companies’ secondary listings are likely to contribute significantly to fundraising in Hong Kong in 2025. Photo: Winson Wong
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.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks end week lower as traders look for catalysts

HKEX

HKEX unveils reforms to boost Hong Kong’s IPO market so it can reclaim top spot

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong shares fall after Fed signals slower easing next year

Federal Reserve’s hawkish forecast for just two rate cuts next year dampens sentiment.

Markets in the US and Asia fell after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hinted at a slower pace of rate cuts next year. Photo: Reuters
IPO

Hong Kong IPO: actor Roger Kwok’s Herbs Generation ends up 10% on debut

The healthcare company’s shares were oversubscribed 6,083 times after they were priced at the low end of the range at HK$3.75.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stock exchange to reduce minimum price changes to boost liquidity

The reform aims to lower overall transaction costs and support a more efficient price-discovery process, says HKEX deputy CEO.

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Alibaba

Alibaba to lose US$1.3 billion on Intime sale in retreat from offline retail

The deal for the department store chain is valued at 7.4 billion yuan, less than half of what Alibaba sank into it.

A woman walks past an Intime Lotte shopping centre in downtown Beijing on January 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks end nearly 1% lower on disappointing China data

China’s retail sales growth in November misses analysts’ estimates, while property investment slows further.

Digital currencies

China’s selfie app Meitu sells all crypto before bitcoin hit US$100,000

Meitu netted US$80 million on bitcoin and ether holdings, exiting the crypto market amid a historic rally after the US re-elected Donald Trump.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong shares rise on China factory activity as stimulus takes hold

The widely watched Caixin factory gauge expanded for a second straight month to reach the highest level since June.

People walk by the Hong Kong stock exchange in Central. Photo: May Tse
IPO

Hong Kong to boost financial reforms to aid Chinese firms: Paul Chan

Amid geopolitical tensions, city can help mainland firms that are struggling to raise funds abroad, financial secretary says.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po speaks at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Listed Companies Summit on November 25, 2024. Photo: Handout
Focus

Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0

‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong urged to boost capital flow with mainland for global market access

Former HKMA head Norman Chan says capital circulation is not as seamless as it used to be.

Alibaba

Alibaba to sell bonds to repay debt, fund buy-back amid low rates

The Chinese e-commerce leader is issuing bonds denominated in US-dollar and yuan to help repay debt and fund stock repurchases.

Alibaba plans to issue new bonds to fund its share repurchases and repay debt. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Stock Connect daily turnover up by as much as 40 times since 2014

Reviewing Stock Connect scheme, which marks its 10th anniversary, finance chief Paul Chan lists listed three areas where programme can be further developed.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Central. The Stock Connect programme initially allowed for trading between the exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai and was later expanded to include Shenzhen. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV market lures new entrants with eyes on BYD’s crown – at great peril

New entrants are eyeing the riches in China’s EV market at great peril amid excess capacity and a cutthroat price war.

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China stock market

How the idea to link up Asia’s 2 largest stock markets was born

The exchange link between Shanghai and Hong Kong went live on November 17, 2014.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | HKEX worked through No 8 typhoon signal. So should rest of Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to overhaul a typhoon signal system last revised in 1973, forging partnerships for Hong Kong’s industrial modernisation, the application of the rule of law in Hong Kong and football violence in Amsterdam.

Two women walk along Wan Chai Promenade with a shopping bag and a plastic raincoat covering their heads as Typhoon Toraji edges closer to the coast of southern China on November 13. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stock benchmark drops below 20,000, surrendering stimulus gains

Hang Seng Index falls to lowest point since September 25, erasing a policy-induced rally that had added as much as 27 per cent.

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ETFs

ETFs are the hottest new products in Hong Kong’s roller-coaster rally

Net fund flows have surged 48 per cent year on year, with an ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index surpassing Tencent in daily volume.

FII conference

‘Not just talk’: Hong Kong secures billions in funds, deals at FII in Riyadh

The highlight of the week was the US$1 billion accord announced on the final day of the 2024 FII summit by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and the HKMA.

(Left to right): AIF (T) founder and CEO Alvin Kwock, Cyberport director Charleston Sin, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park’s CEO Albert Wong Hak-keung and FJDynamics’ chief financial officer Kiki Zhang during a media briefing at the end of the eighth FII conference in Riyadh on October 31, 2024. Photo: Enoch Yiu.
IPO

First overseas company listing in Hong Kong via SPAC marks historic milestone

Synagistics starts trading under the 2562 stock code on Wednesday after combining its business with Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation.

In Hong Kong, a SPAC needs to raise at least HK$1 billion. Photo: Winson Wong
IPO

Horizon Robotics’ shares jump 28% in Hong Kong trading debut

Shares of Beijing-based tech firm changed hands at HK$5.12 when trading began, versus the IPO price of HK$3.99.

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IPO

CR Beverage rises in Hong Kong trading debut as IPOs return to city

Trading under the code 2460, CR Beverage closed the day 14.6 per cent higher at HK$16.62 from its IPO price of HK$14.50.

IPO

Hong Kong sets 40-day ‘deadline’ to vet IPOs to boost market appeal

New time frame for processing IPO applications will add clarity and transparency, and potentially save costs for candidates, experts say.

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A post-stimulus bull run in Chinese stocks will allow IPO candidates to fetch higher valuations for their shares. Photo: Bloomberg
Artificial intelligence

SenseTime CEO says infrastructure key to beating Chinese AI rival

SenseTime CEO Xu Li says the company’s infrastructure and AI model services will help it stay competitive in the years ahead.

SenseTime’s sign seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. Photo: Reuters
IPO

Hong Kong to enhance IPO rules to attract listings, John Lee says

Certainty in timing would go a long way towards enhancing Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a fundraising hub, proponents said.

IPO

Hong Kong IPOs: market abuzz with activity after China stimulus

Hong Kong’s IPO market is experiencing a surge in activity, driven by Beijing’s stimulus measures and improved investor sentiment.

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