Hong Kong is accelerating reforms of its financial market by making the sector’s ecosystem more resilient and comprehensive, a minister has said, as the city grapples with geopolitics and a rapidly changing technology-led global landscape. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Sunday that Hong Kong would take a two-pronged approach by strengthening its…
In the second instalment of the two-part series on the outlook for the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese stock markets, Zhang Shidong and Yulu Ao look at the catalysts that could underpin the rally. Read part one here. When Chinese stocks hit a 10-year high this week, Jian Shi Cortesi saw it as a sign…
Since buying stock in China’s robotics firms over the last year – companies emerging as global industry leaders – David Choi, a South Korean investor in his early 30s, has been riding a wave of strong gains. He is not alone. Many South Korean investors have begun exploring positions in Chinese equities, particularly in rapidly…
Southbound capital flowing into the Hong Kong stock market hit an all-time high in the first seven months of 2025, reflecting investor confidence in the city on the back of surging turnover and a revived pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs). Mainland Chinese investors snapped up more Hong Kong equities so far this year than…
The US bank said it expected Hong Kong’s benchmark to climb to 26,000 in the first half of 2026, assuming geopolitical tensions eased and policy support remained steady. “China faces deflationary pressures rather than inflation, so even if imported energy costs rise, the pass-through effect on corporate earnings is expected to be minimal,” said Pierre…
A 17 per cent surge since its listing last month has propelled CATL’s Hong Kong-traded shares (H shares) to an 11 per cent premium over their mainland-listed counterparts (A shares), a rarity among the 155 dual-listed companies. And the Hong Kong-listed shares of Hengrui, China’s biggest drug maker by market value, are now nearly on…