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The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong regularly publishes financial performance reports on the securities industry to assess market activity and profitability.
China News Service, Hong Kong, October 6. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (referred to as the "Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission") released a report on the 6th stating that the net profit of the Hong Kong securities industry in the first half of 2026 was 51.7 billion yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below), a month-on-month increase of 21%.
The report shows that the total transaction volume of Hong Kong securities brokerage firms in the first half of 2026 increased by 24% month-on-month, reaching a record high of 149 trillion yuan. The number of active customers in the first half of the year increased by 10% month-on-month to approximately 5.7 million.
The average daily trading volume of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Hong Kong Stock Exchange") in the first half of 2026 hit a new high, reaching 283 billion yuan, a month-on-month increase of 9.3%; the total net profit of all Stock Exchange participants was 23.7 billion yuan, a month-on-month increase of 20%.
Yip Chi-heng, executive director of the Intermediaries Department of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, said that the Hong Kong securities industry recorded strong profit performance in the first half of this year, mainly due to increased trading activities and increased investor participation. The data reflects the strong resilience of the Hong Kong securities market and its ability to respond flexibly to the changing market environment and maintain a solid financial foundation.

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