HKEX Logs Securities Market Capitalisation As At Oct End HK$42.4 Trillion

What happened

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited reported that Hong Kong’s securities market capitalisation was HK$42.4 trillion at the end of October 2026. Average daily turnover during October was HK$180.7 billion, while futures and options averaged 1.7 million contracts daily over the first ten months of 2026.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

These figures describe the scale and activity of Hong Kong’s securities and derivatives markets, not HKEX’s own revenue or profit. Higher trading turnover can support exchange transaction-fee income, while the reported figures alone do not show whether activity changed or how much income resulted.

Analyst inference

The market capitalisation figure measures the combined value of securities, while turnover measures daily trading value; derivatives volume counts futures and options contracts. Together they indicate market size and activity, but the article provides no comparison with earlier periods or explanation of drivers.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Compare later monthly reports with October’s HK$180.7 billion average daily turnover to see whether trading activity, and potentially transaction-fee income, is rising or falling. Analyst inference
2. Check subsequent updates for market capitalisation and derivatives volumes, since the article reports October market value but a ten-month average for futures and options. Analyst inference
3. Look for HKEX financial results that show whether trading activity translated into revenue, costs, and profit; this report does not provide those financial outcomes. Analyst inference

Evidence

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