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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 past few days have seen a rebound of the Hang Seng index, after the recent three per cent drop....
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American equities are tumbling today as traders react to financial results from leading companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet....
The Hang Seng index, Hong Kong’s stock exchange, rebounded sharply on Monday after less than weighty measures announced by US...
The Hang Seng index popped on Friday even as recession fears rose. The HSI index jumped by more than 2.70%,...
The Hang Seng index continued its downward trend as concerns about the Chinese and global economy continued. It crashed to...
The Hang Seng index is among the worst-performing indices in Asia today. The index is down by more than 1.70%,...
Global stocks are gyrating as investors continue predicting that Donald Trump will win the election, signalling a continuity of US...
The Hang Seng index is pointing lower as investors react to the latest acts by Donald Trump to target some...