Securities firms' agency clients traded a total of HKD 12.76 trillion in the first half of the year through the Hong Kong Stock Connect program.

According to the latest disclosure from the China Securities Regulatory Commission on the operational performance of securities firms in the first half of 2025, as of the end of the first half of this year, mainland securities firms have set up 36 overseas subsidiaries, with total assets reaching HK$1.64 trillion, an increase of 20.45% year-on-year. Overseas subsidiaries have facilitated the listing of 40 companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with total financing amounting to HK$108.1 billion. The cross-border business of securities firms at the end of the first half of the year amounted to HK$948.1 trillion, an increase of 21.37% year-on-year. Securities firms acted as agents for clients in trading stocks through the Stock Connect program with a total transaction amount of HK$12.76 trillion; and actively served the Stock Connect trading with a transaction amount of RMB 19.7 trillion through their Hong Kong subsidiaries.