Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, or HKEx, operates a securities market and a derivatives market in Hong Kong and the clearing houses for those markets. HKEx was listed in Hong Kong in 2000 and is now one of the world’s largest exchange owners based on the market capitalisation of its shares. It had 1866 listed companies with a market capitalisation of US$ 3.2 trillion as of December 2015.
Trading Hours
Trading sessions are held daily from Mondays to Fridays between 9.00am - 4.00pm (Hong Kong/Philippines Local Time)
All products except Extended Trading Securities | Hong Kong/ Philippines Time (UTC +08:00) |
Pre-Opening Session | 09:00 - 09:30 |
Morning Session | 09:30 - 12:00 |
Afternoon session | 13:00 - 16:00 |
Extended Trading Securities | Hong Kong/ Philippines Time (UTC +08:00) |
Pre-Opening Session | 09:00 - 09:30 |
Morning Session | 09:30 - 12:00 |
Extended morning Session | 12:00 - 13:00 |
Afternoon session | 13:00 - 16:00 |
If it is a Hong Kong public holiday, there is half-day trading in the HKEx securities market or it is a bank holiday in both the UK and US, there will be no After-Hours Futures Trading.
2021 Public Holiday
Date |
Day |
Holiday |
1-Jan-2021 |
Friday |
The first day of January |
12-Feb-2021 |
Friday |
Lunar New Year's Day |
15-Feb-2021 |
Monday |
The forth day of Lunar New Year |
2-Apr-2021 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
5-Apr-2021 |
Monday |
Ching Ming Festival |
6-Apr-2021 |
TTuesday |
The day following Ching Ming Festival |
1-May-2011 |
Saturday |
Labour Day |
19-May-2021 |
Wednesday |
The Birthday of Buddha |
14-Jun-2021 |
Monday |
Tuen Ng Festival |
1-Jul-2021 |
Thursday |
The day following Hong Kong Special |
22-Sep-2021 |
Wednesday |
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
1-Oct-2021 |
Friday |
National Day |
14-Oct-2021 |
Thursday |
Chung Yeung Festival |
25-Dec-2021 |
Friday Monday |
Christmas Day Thes first weekday after Christmas Day |
Notes:
The following business days are half-day trading days (i.e. No Extended Morning and Afternoon sessions) and non-settlement days for Exchange Trades and Non-Exchange Trades (i.e. Settlement Instruction and Investor Settlement Instruction):
11 February 2021 (Friday) - Eve of Lunar New Year
24 December 2021 (Thursday) - Eve of Christmas Day
31 December 2021 (Thursday) - Eve of New Year
Securities settlement related to regular stock transactions in the exchange market is conducted on the 2nd business day after the transaction date (T+2) throught book-entry transfer between Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS)'s participants (https://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/market/clr/secclr/ccass3/ccass3.htm).Securities Settlement
For more details, please refer to: http://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/prod/clr/sec_clrsett/secsett/p5.htm
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