Hong Kong Stock Exchange
| 香港聯合交易所 | |
Logo of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, owner of SEHK | |
The now-defunct floor trading lobby in 2007 | |
| Type | Stock exchange |
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| Location | Central District, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′03″N 114°09′28″E / 22.28414°N 114.15768°E |
| Founded | 3 February 1891 (as Association of Stockbrokers in Hong Kong) 21 February 1914 (as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) |
| Owner | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing |
| Key people | |
| Currency | Hong Kong dollar |
| No. of listings | 2,624 (November 2024) |
| Market cap | HK$34 trillion (US$4.38 trillion) (November 2024) |
| Website | hkex.com.hk |
| Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港聯合交易所 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港联合交易所 | ||||||||||||
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| SEHK | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聯交所 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 联交所 | ||||||||||||
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the 9th largest globally by market capitalization as of August 2024. The exchange plays a crucial role in connecting international investors with mainland Chinese companies, serving as a major platform for capital raising. Unlike mainland Chinese exchanges, it operates under Hong Kong’s distinct regulatory framework, which allows greater access to foreign investors.
The stock exchange is owned (through its subsidiary Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), a holding company that it also lists (SEHK: 388) and that in 2021 became the world's largest bourse operator in terms of market capitalization, surpassing Chicago-based CME. A 2021 poll reported that approximately 57% of Hong Kong adults had money invested in the stock market. The physical trading floor at Exchange Square was closed in October 2017.