HKEX: Average daily turnover for the first 10 months was HK$263.8 billion, up 2% year-on-year

On November 5, HKEX released its October market overview. The market capitalization of the securities market at the end of October 2026 was HK$42.4 trillion (HKD, same below), and the average daily turnover in October was HK$180.7 billion. The average daily turnover for the first ten months of 2026 was HK$263.8 billion, up 2% from HK$258.2 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover of callable bull/bear contracts for the first ten months was HK$12.0 billion, up 15% from HK$10.4 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover of exchange-traded funds for the first ten months of 2026 was HK$37.1 billion, up 8% from HK$34.3 billion in the same period last year. The average daily turnover of leveraged and inverse products for the first ten months of 2026 was HK$9.5 billion, up 164% from HK$3.6 billion in the same period last year. There were 121 new listings in the first ten months of 2026 (including 2 companies transferred from GEM to the Main Board), up 49% from 81 in the same period last year (including 1 company transferred from GEM to the Main Board and 1 special purpose acquisition company merger and acquisition transaction). The funds raised through initial public offerings in the first ten months of 2026 (including initial listing funds raised by way of offer for subscription of securities, existing securities and placing of securities) amounted to HK$403.9 billion, up 84% from HK$219.0 billion in the same period last year. Total funds raised in the first ten months of 2026 amounted to HK$753.8 billion, up 47% from HK$511.1 billion in the same period last year. In October 2026, 30 debt securities were listed, raising a total of HK$104.6 billion equivalent. Total funds raised through debt securities in the first ten months of 2026 amounted to HK$834.0 billion equivalent, with a total of 240 debt securities listed. Derivatives Market The average daily volume of futures and options for the first ten months of 2026 was 1,705,381 contracts, up 1% from 1,696,752 contracts in the same period last year. The average daily volume of stock index futures for the first ten months of 2026 was 595,810 contracts, up 5% from 568,701 contracts in the same period last year. The average daily volume of stock index options for the first ten months of 2026 was 131,070 contracts, up 14% from 115,461 contracts in the same period last year. On October 16, 2026, the volume of USD Gold Futures reached a record high of 30,132 contracts. On October 2, 2026, the volume of Weekly Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF Index Options reached a record high of 56,630 contracts. On October 30, 2026, the volume of Weekly Hang Seng TECH Index Options reached a record high of 20,002 contracts.