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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.
AFRC presents the main findings and insights from its annual inspection and enforcement reports for 2025-26. David Sun Tak-kei (L), chairman of the AFRC, and CEO Janey Lai Chui-pik. Photo: AFRC
Accounting and auditing

As IPOs surge, Hong Kong’s audit regulator vows tougher scrutiny

With more than 430 applicants in the IPO pipeline, the city’s accounting watchdog is ramping up post-listing inspections.

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Banking & finance

Futu expects mainland business to shrink but vows to keep Hong Kong outlets

IPO

The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s dominance with IPO push

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Labubu

What Labubu fatigue? Star investor buys bigger stake in Pop Mart

China’s answer to Warren Buffett now owns a 7.65 per cent stake in the toy brand, despite a lukewarm reception for the new Labubu Hair Salon series.

Art exhibition ‘Shining Journey – Tracing Molly’s Starlight Footprint’ was held at Dolphin Square in Hong Kong’s shopping district, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developers ready new home sales amid muted price increases

SHKP released the price list for 120 units at its Garden Regency project in Kam Tin North in the New Territories on Tuesday.

China stock market

Star Market at 7: tech-centric exchange powers China’s innovation rise

Attracting capital behind breakthroughs in frontier fields, the market is a key part of Beijing’s drive for technology self-reliance.

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IPO

China’s appeal as portfolio diversifier grows: BlackRock strategist

‘China can provide exposure to different economic drivers,’ says Li Wei, the asset manager’s global chief investment strategist.

People walk on a street beneath a screen showing stock market and economic data in Shanghai on June 15. Photo: EPA
IPO

Hong Kong stocks retreat as regional tech volatility offsets short covering

Zhipu AI bucked the downward trend to surge over 11 per cent as volatility surrounding its recent IPO share unlocking began to ease.

Alibaba

Why Alibaba shares just scored their strongest gains in Hong Kong this year

UBS and Jefferies project the firm’s revenue to accelerate to 9% in June quarter, well above the 3% recorded in the previous quarter.

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IPO

Mainland court claims jurisdiction over Hong Kong-listed firm in lawsuit

Beijing Financial Court applied extraterritorial provisions of mainland China’s Securities Law, Financial News reports.

For the first time, the Beijing Financial Court claimed jurisdiction over an investor lawsuit against a Hong Kong-listed firm. Photo: Shutterstock
China stock market

Mainland China markets follow US in embracing tech stock dominance

AI boom sees long-time bellwether Kweichow Moutai cede top spot in CSI 300 Index weightings to Zhongjin Innolight.

Large screens display stock market and economic data in Shanghai last month. Photo: EPA
IPO

Zhipu AI, MiniMax shares to test Hong Kong market as lock-ups end

Shares worth US$11.5 billion to hit market as record wave of lock-up expirations starts and some firms eye share placements.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s IPO surge

Hong Kong’s initial public offerings jumped 73 per cent in the first half of 2026, driven by listings from Chinese technology companies. Still, even with a robust pipeline, the city is unlikely to hold onto its IPO crown this year.

China stock market

China’s divergent stock market displays a microcosm of the nation’s economy

The stock market catalogues China’s uneven growth, as manufacturing expands and consumption falls.

A large screen shows the latest stock market data in Shanghai, China, on June 15. Photo: EPA
Hang Seng Index

Mainland investors buy more Hong Kong shares, favour SMIC, Zhipu AI

Onshore investors resoundingly reverse previous month’s outflow with US$3.5 billion in buying, led by AI-related shares.

The logo of Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI is seen at its headquarters in Beijing on June 25. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Macroscope | How AI is both a boon and a bane for Hong Kong’s stock market

The AI trade has shown gaps in Hong Kong’s stock market, but the share sale boom suggests it is set to capitalise on Beijing’s AI ambitions.

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IPO

From AI chips to energy drinks: Hong Kong’s top 5 listing deals of 2026 so far

A semiconductor designer and mainland China’s biggest hog producer are among the companies behind the largest deals.

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Banking & finance

China’s tax crackdown: A-share and Hong Kong-listed firms hit hard

Beijing’s anti-tax evasion campaign could expand, raising concerns that corporate earnings, cash flows and investor sentiment may be at risk.

BeOne Medicine's manufacturing site in Guangzhou. The company's Chinese subsidiary has agreed to pay 446 million yuan (US$65.6 million) after receiving a notice from a local tax authority. Photo: Handout
Hang Seng Index

Can Hong Kong absorb a US$100 billion share flood amid the global AI boom?

A surge in shares becoming eligible for trading comes as investors pour into AI-linked stocks in rival markets.

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Shanghai Stock Index

Hong Kong stocks tumble amid first-half global rally

Investors in Hong Kong have missed out on an AI chip boom, while also suffering amid concerns about China’s economy.

China stock market

Hong Kong shares drop 11% in first half on Fed pivot, lack of AI play

City’s exchange ranks among world’s worst performers as IPOs vacuum up capital and lock-up releases loom.

A worker cleans an electronic screen showing the Hang Seng Index in Central on June 26. Photo: Edmond So
China stock market

Why brokers believe China’s AI-driven stock run will find fresh legs

Domestic and global banks put markers down on equity growth based on stronger earnings, exposure to energy transition.

People take pictures beneath a screen showing stock data in Shanghai on June 15. Photo: EPA
Hang Seng Index

Hang Seng Index caps worst week in over a year amid tech sell-off

Signs of an unwinding of record-high leveraged bets on AI stocks in South Korea and Taiwan sours sentiment in Asian trading.

Hong Kong

HKEX pushes deeper into index business as AI reshapes Hong Kong market

The bourse wants proprietary indices to better capture China’s technology boom as traditional Hong Kong benchmarks trail regional peers.

Hang Seng Index

Hang Seng Index briefly slips below 23,000 as Alibaba leads tech sell-off

Alibaba led Hong Kong tech stocks lower, pushing the Hang Seng briefly below 23,000 as AI and consumer worries hit sentiment.

The city’s benchmark stock index briefly dipped below 23,000 as technology shares came under pressure. Photo: Jelly Tse
IPO

Chinese PCB maker CFMEE tops 1,000-times oversubscription in Hong Kong IPO

The Hefei-based firm’s listing comes as the global AI boom fuels gains in the materials and components that underpin servers.

CFMEE logo displayed in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, on August 14, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Southbound Stock Connect flows surge to record US$152b amid Hong Kong IPO boom

Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover.

China’s private sector

iPhone supplier Luxshare passes key hearing for Hong Kong listing

The firm, a key supplier for AirPods and iPhones, is a step closer to joining other mainland Chinese tech heavyweights in HKEX listing.

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