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Daily turnover of Hong Kong Exchanges drop 43 pct from Jan. to May

Xinhua, June 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

The average daily turnover of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited for the first five months of 2016 was 68.6 billion HK dollars, a decrease of 43 percent compared to the same period last year, the company said in a statement released Tuesday.

From January to May, there were 36 newly listed companies, including any transfers of listing from GEM to Main Board, a decrease of 5 percent when compared with 38 for the same period last year.

The average daily turnover of Callable Bull/Bear Contracts for the first five months was 6.2 billion HK dollars, a decrease of 7 percent when compared with 6.7 billion HK dollars for the same period last year.

As for the derivatives market, the average daily turnover of futures and options for the first five months was 773,391 contracts, a decrease of 4 percent when compared with the 805,805 contracts for the same period last year.

The average daily turnover of RMB Currency Futures was 2,335 contracts, an increase of 177 percent when compared with the 844 contracts for the same period last year.

On May 31, 2016, the open interest of HSCEI Dividend Point Index Futures reached a record high of 168,098 contracts. Endit