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Latest news and analysis about the Hong Kong stock market, including market movements, policies, stock sales, and related exchange filings.
Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks during a press conference in Beijing on March 6, 2026. Photo: EPA
China stock market

Hopes for stock support rise in China ahead of top regulator’s speech

Possible measures include state buying, IPO slowdown and encouragement for buy-backs and long-term capital, asset manager says.

HKEX

Hong Kong exchange won’t rush into T+1 settlement times, sources say

IPO

Hong Kong watchdog freezes US$590m of assets over alleged IPO fraud schemes

China stock market

Why mainland Chinese traders are piling into Hong Kong stocks despite headwinds

Southbound buying surges in September, with technology shares attracting the largest inflows.

Bull statues outside The Center building in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
China stock market

Hong Kong investors are warming to US Treasury bonds as yields hit 20-year high

Strong demand was seen at a US$22 billion auction of US government bonds last week, following the fast rise of Treasury yields.

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IPO

Tepid response to Hong Kong listing of Africa’s top phone maker

Shenzhen Transsion’s US$428 million offering oversubscribed just 3.5 times, sources say, as sharp decline in listing sentiment continues.

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Banking & finance

In Focus | China’s investment banks have come of age. Can they win beyond Hong Kong?

China’s securities firms are pursuing global ambitions, but winning non-Chinese clients may prove the toughest test.

Illustration: Mario Rivera
SFC

As Hong Kong pushes liquidity reforms, will they be enough to draw capital?

City is pressing ahead with market reforms as a surging US stock market intensifies competition for capital.

China stock market

China holiday travel, pension gains: 5 figures investors are watching in China

A Kowloon residential site sale and Hong Kong’s MPF gains shape the week’s market narrative.

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Retailing

What tensions? Uniqlo is back in fashion in China despite Beijing-Tokyo dispute

The Japanese clothing brand saw its China sales recover over the past year despite ongoing political tensions and China’s consumer slowdown.

People walk past a Uniqlo retail store inside a commercial shopping mall in Chongqing, southwest China. Photo: Getty Images
IPO

Hong Kong IPO boom at risk as big backers get cold feet: sources

At least one listing postponed, while bankers scramble for investors to keep other offerings on track, according to sources.

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An evening view of Exchange Square, home of Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images
China stock market

More global investors eye Chinese stocks after 4 years underweight

Chinese assets likely to continue attracting attention amid relatively low valuations and elevated external uncertainties, analyst says.

Mainland China

Hong Kong tech index to harness fast-growth firms for performance boost

Compiler unveils revenue threshold in plan to expand index to 50 firms after falling behind global peers amid lack of AI exposure.

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IPO

Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listing

The Shanghai-listed smartphone manufacturer behind Tecno and Infinix is eyeing an October 15 trading debut in Hong Kong.

The Tecno Spark 8c pictured in Casablanca, Morocco. The budget-friendly handset is made by Tecno, a subidiary of Transsion. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

Hong Kong’s big IPO haul

Hong Kong is having its busiest year for initial public offerings since 2020, with a surge in the first nine months driven by artificial intelligence-related companies from mainland China.

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IPO

Hong Kong IPOs falter, China aids homebuyers, EU trade talks

This week: Hong Kong IPOs stumble amid supply deluge, China announces mortgage subsidies and cuts policy bank rates, US and China pare tariffs on US$30 billion of each-way trade. Next week: China-EU hold crunch trade talks, Brazilians go to the polls, Hong Kong Election Committee nominations open, NBA returns to Macau, and more.

Hong Kong

New World Development posts HK$26.8b loss after 11 Skies termination

The conglomerate booked HK$18.3 billion in impairments and provisions tied to the ill-fated mall project.

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DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail sells stake in Maxim’s in return for Starbucks business, US$340m

DFI Retail will take over control of 1,100 Starbucks outlets across Asia as part of the deal, with Maxim’s buying back its 50 per cent stake.

The licensed Starbucks business operates more than 1,100 outlets across seven Asian markets. Photo: Edmond So
IPO

Hong Kong’s first 9 months of IPOs break record, but Nasdaq leads capital race

A growing pipeline and potential megadeals bolster hopes of a record IPO year for the Hong Kong stock exchange, industry players say.

China stock market

Can mainland Chinese, Hong Kong stocks rebound after a bruising third quarter?

Weak stimulus, Fed tightening and shifting AI sentiment may keep mainland and Hong Kong equities under pressure, analysts say.

China stock market

Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman charged for ‘especially large’ bribes

Prosecution comes as Beijing intensifies an anti-corruption campaign in the financial sector.

Yi Huiman, then chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on February 27, 2019. Photo: Simon Song
Hong Kong

Only 0.26% of Hong Kong executives have specialist AI skills: report

The city’s firms have a severe lack of AI and cybersecurity expertise at the board level, leaving them ‘ill prepared’ for the coming era, report finds.

Hong Kong’s top firms have a severe lack of AI expertise at the board level, report finds. Photo: Getty Images
IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO revival faces test as 3 new stocks stumble on debut

The city’s busiest week for listings since July comes after a mixed third quarter when 14 of 30 new stocks debuted below their offer prices.

Stocks

Chinese brokerages comply with Beijing’s overseas stock crackdown

Decades-old loophole closes as Orient Securities and Guotai Junan notify customers with trading accounts in Hong Kong of bans on buying.

China stock market

Chinese stocks sink to 13-month low as tech shares tumble on oil, rates concerns

Technology shares lead declines as investors weigh higher oil prices, elevated US yields and a looming holiday break.

People walk on a street beneath a screen showing stock market and economic data in Shanghai, China. Photo: EPA
IPO

China’s humanoid robot IPO slowdown no threat to firms with ‘genuine strength’

The market is shifting from a ‘blind rush’ to ‘fine screening’, but funding is still there for firms with clear strategies, Deloitte China says.

Humanoid robots by Unitree Robotics demonstrate a group dance during an expo in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
IPO

Chinese robot-sensor maker launches Hong Kong IPO amid US vacuum ban

Camsense Technologies aims to raise about US$87 million in a Hong Kong listing backed by carmaker BYD.

China stock market

BofA warns of uneven risks in China’s expanding AI stock universe

The nation’s tech firms are catching up with overseas rivals while a wave of high-profile listings has broadened investment opportunities.

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