Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited: As of the end of April, the total market value of the Hong Kong stock market was HK$48 trillion, a 24% increase year-on-year.

Data released by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange shows that as of the end of April 2026, the total market value of the Hong Kong securities market was HK$48.0 trillion, an increase of 24% from HK$38.8 trillion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover in April was HK$253.5 billion, and the average daily turnover for the first four months was HK$271.1 billion, an 8% increase from HK$250.4 billion in the same period last year. In the new stock market, there were 49 new companies listed in the first four months, a 158% increase from 19 in the same period last year. The total amount raised through initial public offerings in the first four months was HK$151.4 billion, a 604% increase from HK$21.5 billion in the same period last year. The total amount raised in the first four months of 2026 was HK$203.4 billion, a 19% increase from HK$171.6 billion in the same period last year. In the first four months of 2026, the average daily turnover of derivative warrants was HK$7.0 billion; the average daily turnover of bull and bear warrants was HK$13.1 billion, a 32% increase from HK$9.9 billion in the same period last year; the average daily turnover of exchange traded funds was HK$39.1 billion, a 5% increase from HK$37.3 billion in the same period last year; the average daily turnover of leveraged and inverse products was HK$4.94 billion, a 1% increase from HK$4.89 billion in the same period last year. In the derivative products market, the average daily trading volume of futures and options in the first four months of 2026 was 1,785,774 contracts. The average daily trading volume of stock index options was 150,310 contracts, a 16% increase from 130,013 contracts in the same period last year. The average daily trading volume of stock options was 922,873 contracts. On April 16, 2026, the weekly turnover of Hang Seng Technology Index options set a new historical high of 9,744 contracts.