The benchmark of Hong Kong equities, the Hang Seng index, refreshed its 52-week lows on Thursday. However, the buyers stepped...
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 Hang Seng index is the worst-performing major index this year. It has crashed by more than 12% while majors...
Hong Kong stocks rose today even as the trade rhetoric between the United States and China continue to rise. The...
The Hang Seng index declined by almost 5% as mood in the region worsened during the weekend. The index was closed on Thursday and Friday as the city marked the birthday of Buddha and Labour Day holidays.
Hang Seng INDEXHANGSENG: HSI) index has been in a sideways accumulation phase since March 2023. Hong Kong equities are facing some...
The Hang Seng index rose slightly today as investors pondered on the latest IPO activity and the future of real...
The Hang Seng index made a bullish breakout above a key resistance level, helped by the rebounding tech stocks. HSI,...
The Hang Seng index ended the trading day on a lower note as concerns over Beijing’s COVID-19 situation continue to...
The Hang Seng index closed the session marginally low in another day of low volume trading on the Hong Kong...
Hang Seng index rose by more than 1% as the government started to ease restrictions on movements. This happened as the number of coronavirus cases started to wane in the city.