Hong Kong Stock Exchange: The average daily turnover of the Hong Kong securities market in May was HK$292.9 billion, an increase of 16% compared to the previous month.
At the end of May 2026, the total market value of the Hong Kong stock market was 47.1 trillion Hong Kong dollars, up 15% from the same period last year, with an average daily trading volume of 292.9 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Data from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange shows that as of the end of May 2026, the total market capitalization of the Hong Kong securities market was HK$47.1 trillion, a 15% increase from the HK$40.9 trillion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover in May was HK$292.9 billion, a 16% increase from the HK$253.5 billion in the previous month and a 39% increase from the HK$210.3 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover for the first five months was HK$275.3 billion, a 14% increase from the HK$242.3 billion in the same period last year.
In the first five months of 2026, there were 62 new listed companies in Hong Kong, a 114% increase from the 29 companies in the same period last year. The IPO raised HK$166.8 billion, a 111% increase from the HK$79.2 billion in the same period last year. The total amount raised was HK$268.6 billion, a 13% increase from the HK$238.3 billion in the same period last year.
In the first five months of 2026, the average daily turnover for Bull and Bear Certificates was HK$12.8 billion, a 29% increase from the HK$9.9 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover for Exchange Traded Funds was HK$38.9 billion, a 10% increase from the HK$35.5 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover for Leveraged and Inverse Products was HK$6.3 billion, a 40% increase from the HK$4.5 billion in the same period last year.
In the derivative market, the average daily trading volume for futures and options in the first five months of 2026 was 1,784,506 contracts, a 1% increase from the 1,765,657 contracts in the same period last year. The average daily trading volume for stock index options was 144,985 contracts, a 20% increase from the 121,254 contracts in the same period last year. The average daily trading volume for stock options was 928,832 contracts, a 3% increase from the 897,710 contracts in the same period last year.
On May 26, 2026, the trading volume of Hang Seng Tech Index Futures reached a historical high of 523,692 contracts.
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