Hang Seng index has immensely underperformed compared to its Western peers this year. At a time when the benchmark indices...
Hang Seng
On this page, you will find news and analysis of the Hang Seng Index. You will also find a live and advanced technical analysis chart.
What is the Hang Seng Index?
The Hang Seng Index is the main stock market index of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Hang Seng is one of the best-known indices in Asia and widely used by fund managers as their performance benchmark. Hang Seng Index is a free-float-adjusted market capitalization and weighted stock market index in the Hong Kong stock exchange. That means that the influence of each constituent stock on the index’s performance is directly proportional to its relative market value. Higher market cap stocks will have a greater impact on the Hang Seng index’s performance than those with lower market capitalization. The index is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies by the capitalization of the Hong Kong stock exchange and is the primary benchmark of the overall market performance in Hong Kong.
Hang Seng trading hours
The Hang Seng trading hours are Monday through Friday:
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM — Opening Session
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM — Morning Trading Session
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM — Afternoon Trading Session
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM — Extended Hours
Hang Seng Index started from the 100 points on July 31, 1964. Hang Seng Index hit an all-time high, on January 26, 2018, at 33,223.58 points at closing.
The 50 companies in the index represent about 58% of the capitalization of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Some of the constituents of the index are HSBC HOLDINGS, HANG SENG BANK, BANK OF CHINA, HK & CHINA GAS, CHINA OVERSEAS, SINOPEC CORP, PetroChina, SINO BIO PHARM, etc.
The benchmark of Hong Kong equities, the Hang Seng index, refreshed its 52-week lows on Thursday. However, the buyers stepped...
The Hang Seng index opened higher on Monday after a sharp decline at the end of last week. It closed...
Hang Seng Index faces a setback after losing bullish momentum, mostly driven by the negative sentiment amid hawkish remarks made...
Hang Seng Index opened about 1% higher from yesterday’s close after the US Federal Reserve announced no change in the...
Hang Seng index has been in a downtrend ever since it got rejected from the 18,920 points resistance level. Due...
Hang Seng (INDEXHANGSENG: HSI) index has the week in the red. The benchmark index of Hong Kong equities lost 252 points...
Hang Seng Index (INDEXHANGSENG: HSI) has broken below the 18,275 points support level and is trading 1.22% below it. The...
Hang Seng (INDEXHANGSENG: HSI) Index finally is finally showing the effects of the worrying economic data in China. The index...
Hang Seng INDEXHANGSENG: HSI) index has been in a sideways accumulation phase since March 2023. Hong Kong equities are facing some...