HONG KONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Tuesday announced that funds raised through IPO in the first half of 2026 were 210.2 billion HK dollars (about 26.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 92 percent from 109.4 billion HK dollars in the same period last year.
Data showed that the HKEX recorded 87 new listings in the first six months of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 98 percent. Total funds raised were 346.1 billion HK dollars, up 22 percent from 284.5 billion HK dollars in the same period last year.
The average daily turnover in June 2026 was 319.1 billion HK dollars, up 39 percent year on year. The average daily turnover for the first six months of 2026 was 283 billion HK dollars, up 18 percent.
At the end of June, HKEX had 2,748 listed companies, with a total market capitalization of about 43.3 trillion HK dollars. ■
