HKMA: Q3 Exchange Fund investment income reaches HK$18.6 billion, Hong Kong equity gains HK$9.1 billion

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced that the Exchange Fund recorded investment income of HK$18.6 billion in the third quarter of this year, of which bond gains were HK$300 million, Hong Kong equity gains were HK$9.1 billion, other equity gains were HK$1.5 billion, and foreign exchange gains were HK$7.7 billion. Payments to the Fiscal Reserves in the third quarter amounted to HK$5 billion, while payments to the Hong Kong SAR Government funds and statutory organizations amounted to HK$3.2 billion. For the first three quarters, Exchange Fund investment income reached HK$171.9 billion. Of this, bond gains were HK$49.4 billion, Hong Kong equity recorded a loss of HK$2.7 billion, other equity gains were HK$55.2 billion, foreign exchange gains were HK$42 billion, and other investment gains were HK$28 billion. For the first three quarters, payments to the Fiscal Reserves and to the Hong Kong SAR Government funds and statutory organizations amounted to HK$15.9 billion and HK$9 billion respectively.