2 h. ago Bull market in stocks fills Hong Kong’s coffers, plugs holes from property woes

Hong Kong’s stock market stamp duty income is filling the city’s financial coffers at the fastest pace since 2021, amid a bull run on the local bourse that has attracted scores of initial public offerings (IPOs) and fuelled frenzied trading. Duties from transactions and transfers rose to HK$29.69 billion (US$3.78 billion) in the first five months of 2025, according to calculations by the Post based on government data. Contributions from the stock market jumped 42.5 per cent to HK$52.17 billion...

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27 h. ago Hong Kong stocks drop as US trade deals signal hurdles for China’s exports

Hong Kong stocks drop as US trade deals signal hurdles for China’s exports  South China Morning Post

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44 h. ago Chinese firms eye Hong Kong listings after mainland investors’ buying spree

A slew of mainland-listed Chinese technology companies are speeding up fundraising plans in Hong Kong to capitalise on the upbeat market sentiment. Hong Kong’s equity market has been buoyed by mainland investors’ record buying of HK$731.2 billion (US$93.1 billion) of stocks in the first half of the year, according to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) data and Bloomberg on Monday. The buying spree, driven by attractive valuations and a re-rating of China’s technology sector, has led to a...

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47 h. ago Hong Kong stocks rise on mainland fund purchases, Beijing growth pledge

Hong Kong stocks rise on mainland fund purchases, Beijing growth pledge  MSN

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50 h. ago Hong Kong stocks gain amid surge in mainland fund inflows, Beijing pledge

Hong Kong stocks gain amid surge in mainland fund inflows, Beijing pledge  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Beijing Biostar Pharmaceuticals Resumes Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Beijing Biostar Pharmaceuticals Resumes Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange  TipRanks

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3 d. ago Adrian Cheng leaves New World after securing funding lifeline

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, the third generation scion of New World Development (NWD), has left the company after the Hong Kong developer successfully refinanced its debt and concluded months of negotiations that pulled it back from the brink of default. Cheng resigned as non-executive director of NWD, effective July 1, to “devote more time to public services and other personal commitments,” according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Earlier, NWD said it successfully obtained HK$88.2...

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3 d. ago Top banks bullish on Hong Kong, China stocks amid policy support, earnings

Top banks bullish on Hong Kong, China stocks amid policy support, earnings  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Hong Kong stocks drop as China manufacturing shrinks, US trade deadline looms

Hong Kong stocks drop as China manufacturing shrinks, US trade deadline looms  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Hong Kong’s IPO dominance leaves Singapore grasping for lost allure

Hong Kong’s vast lead over Singapore as a listing venue appears unassailable, with even the Southeast Asian city’s home-grown companies heading north to raise funds, but the city state remains determined to improve its allure, according to bankers and analysts. IFBH, a Singapore-incorporated Thai firm that is the world’s second-largest bottler of coconut water, started trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday after completing a HK$1.16 billion (US$147 million) initial public offering...

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7 d. ago 8 arrested in Hong Kong after HK$46 million lost in investor phishing scams

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for allegedly making unauthorised stock transactions, manipulating the market and using phishing scams to swindle about HK$46 million (US$5.8 million) out of more than 130 victims based locally and overseas. Senior Superintendent Fanny Kung Hing-fun of the force’s commercial crime bureau said police had arrested seven men and one woman over two separate phishing cases, with one targeting locals and the other going after overseas investors. Both cases...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong stocks’ rally to extend into second half, but risks remain: analysts

Hong Kong stocks’ rally to extend into second half, but risks remain: analysts  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China Market Update: It’s The End Of The World, Hong Kong & Chinese Stocks Feel Fine

China Market Update: It’s The End Of The World, Hong Kong & Chinese Stocks Feel Fine  Forbes

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2 w. ago Investors lap up soy sauce maker Haitian’s stock in Hong Kong debut

Investors lapped up the stock of the Chinese condiment maker Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food during its trading debut on the Hong Kong exchange, after its HK$10.1 billion (US$1.3 billion) listing became the bourse’s second-largest of the year and cemented Hong Kong as the leading global fundraising venue. Trading under code 3288, Haitian’s shares first changed hands on Thursday at HK$37.50, up 3.3 per cent from their offer price of HK$36.30 – the top of their marketed range – as the Hang Seng...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong to be Chinese companies’ launch pad in Shanghai pact

Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai and Hong Kong with more equities, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and gold, as well as working on cross-border settlements and uses of the...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess China growth prospects, Middle East tensions

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess China growth prospects, Middle East tensions  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Chery’s stock to debut in third quarter in carmaker’s Hong Kong IPO

Chery Automobile, China’s second-largest automobile maker by volume, is aiming to complete its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong in the third quarter of this year, said its chairman. The company, based in Wuhu city in eastern China’s Anhui province, has filed its intention to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange and use the city as its springboard for venturing into the global market, said Yin Tongyue during the 2025 Automotive Expo in the city. “We hope to have more of our...

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3 w. ago Chery to debut in third quarter as carmaker uses Hong Kong as a springboard

Chery Automobile, China’s second-largest carmaker by volume, is seeking to complete its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) in the third quarter of this year, its chairman said. At the 2025 International Automotive & Supply Chain Expo in Hong Kong on Thursday, Yin Tongyue said the company was seeking to use the city as a launching pad into the global market. Chery, based in Wuhu in eastern Anhui province, has filed its intention to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange. “We hope to have more...

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3 w. ago Chinese EV battery maker Eve Energy jumps on Hong Kong IPO bandwagon

Eve Energy, China’s fifth-largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, plans to raise fresh capital on the Hong Kong stock exchange, following the lead of its bigger rival Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as international investors show a growing appetite for the country’s industrial gems. The Shenzhen-listed company said on Tuesday that its board had endorsed a fundraising plan aimed at bolstering its international expansion, but details about the share offering were still in the...

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3 w. ago Hibor plunge a bigger deal for stock market than Hong Kong’s property sector

Hong Kong needs all the help it can get. Since 2018, the city has suffered one shock after another, preventing a meaningful recovery from taking hold and fuelling concerns about its position as a global financial centre. As an importer of US monetary policy with an economy that is far more synchronised with that of mainland China, Hong Kong has been the biggest casualty of economic and policy divergence between the world’s two largest economies, prompting renewed questions about the suitability...

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