Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)

Closed

Local time: 05:57

Next open: 09:30 local time (01:30 UK time)

Trading hours

Trading hours: 09:30–12:00, 13:00–16:00 (Hong Kong time)

Hours for Thu, 12 November 2026
Session	Local time	UK time
Morning	09:30–12:00	01:30–04:00
Afternoon	13:00–16:00	05:00–08:00

Lunch break: 12:00–13:00, local time.

Official hours

Holidays and half days

Date	Occasion	Trading
Thu, 24 December 2026	Christmas Eve	Half day: 09:30–12:00
Fri, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day	Closed
Thu, 31 December 2026	New Year's Eve	Half day: 09:30–12:00
Fri, 1 January 2027	The first day of January	Closed
Fri, 5 February 2027	Eve of Lunar New Year	Half day: 09:30–12:00
Mon, 8 February 2027	The third day of Lunar New Year	Closed
Tue, 9 February 2027	The fourth day of Lunar New Year	Closed
Fri, 26 March 2027	Good Friday	Closed
Mon, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday	Closed
Mon, 5 April 2027	Ching Ming Festival	Closed
Thu, 13 May 2027	The Birthday of the Buddha	Closed
Wed, 9 June 2027	Tuen Ng Festival	Closed

Official calendar

Largest companies

Ticker	Company	Sector	Links
1299	AIA Group	Financials	Exchange page · Company website
9988	Alibaba Group 阿里巴巴	Consumer discretionary	Exchange page · Company website
939	China Construction Bank (H shares) 建设银行	Financials	Exchange page · Company website
941	China Mobile 中国移动	Communication services	Exchange page · Company website
883	CNOOC 中国海洋石油	Energy	Exchange page · Company website
5	HSBC Holdings	Financials	Exchange page · Company website
3690	Meituan 美团	Consumer discretionary	Exchange page
9999	NetEase 网易	Communication services	Exchange page · Company website
700	Tencent Holdings 腾讯控股	Communication services	Exchange page · Company website
1810	Xiaomi 小米集团	Technology	Exchange page · Company website

Ten largest by market capitalisation, in alphabetical order. Source: HKEX (Listing with HKEX), as at 31 December 2025.

About the exchange

HKEX was created in 2000 by merging Hong Kong's stock exchange, futures exchange and clearing houses. Through Stock Connect, it links global investors with the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. Its main benchmark is the Hang Seng Index, calculated since 1969.

Country: Hong Kong
Currency: HKD
Time zone: Hong Kong time
Official website: www.hkex.com.hk

Prices on the exchange website

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