Hong Kong's main stock market index, the HK50, rose to 25528 points on July 23, 2025, gaining 1.58% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 5.59% and is up 47.47% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Hong Kong. Hong Kong Stock Market Index (HK50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Hong Kong's stock market declines amid growing concerns over China's deflationary pressures, impacting economic growth and property developer shares.

While the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused all major stock market indices to fall sharply in March 2020, both the extent of the decline at this time, and the shape of the subsequent recovery, have varied greatly. For example, on March 15, 2020, major European markets and traditional stocks in the United States had shed around 40 percent of their value compared to January 5, 2020. However, Asian markets and the NASDAQ Composite Index only shed around 20 to 25 percent of their value. A similar story can be seen with the post-coronavirus recovery. As of November 14, 2021 the NASDAQ composite index value was around 65 percent higher than in January 2020, while most other markets were only between 20 and 40 percent higher.

Why did the NASDAQ recover the quickest?

Based in New York City, the NASDAQ is famously considered a proxy for the technology industry as many of the world’s largest technology industries choose to list there. And it just so happens that technology was the sector to perform the best during the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, many of the largest companies who benefitted the most from the pandemic such as Amazon, PayPal and Netflix, are listed on the NADSAQ, helping it to recover the fastest of the major stock exchanges worldwide.

Which markets suffered the most?

The energy sector was the worst hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, oil companies share prices suffered large declines over 2020 as demand for oil plummeted while workers found themselves no longer needing to commute, and the tourism industry ground to a halt. In addition, overall share prices in two major stock exchanges – the London Stock Exchange (as represented by the FTSE 100 index) and Hong Kong (as represented by the Hang Seng index) – have notably recovered slower than other major exchanges. However, in both these, the underlying issue behind the slower recovery likely has more to do with political events unrelated to the coronavirus than it does with the pandemic – namely Brexit and general political unrest, respectively.

From 2016 to 2024, Wine saw a decrease in imports, with wine and grape must imports falling to $620M in 2024.

In January 2023, the antibiotic price stood at $79,905 per ton (CIF, Hong Kong), with a decrease of -5.9% against the previous month.

In January 2023, the cheese and curd price stood at $6,965 per ton (CIF, Hong Kong), with a decrease of -1.6% against the previous month.

In May 2023, the wadding price amounted to $4,839 per ton (CIF, Hong Kong), with a decline of -19.7% compared to the previous month.

During the period analyzed, Molluscs imports reached their highest point at 47K tons in 2014. However, imports did not recover between 2015 and 2024. In terms of monetary value, molluscs imports saw a significant decline to $219M in 2024.

In March 2023, the kiwi fruit price stood at $3,629 per ton (CIF, Hong Kong), with a decrease of -7.6% against the previous month.

During the period analyzed, imports of Sealed Beam reached a peak of 674K units in 2014. However, from 2015 to 2024, imports did not show signs of recovery. In terms of value, Sealed Beam imports decreased to $747K in 2024.

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Spinach imports peaked at 4.2K tons in 2014, but from 2015 to 2024, they stayed at a lower level. In terms of value, spinach imports decreased to $1.4M in 2024.

In May 2023, the Plywood price fell to $1,061 per cubic meter (CIF, Hong Kong), representing a decrease of -2.1% compared to the previous month.

In March 2023, the sunglasses price amounted to $19.8 per unit (CIF, Hong Kong), remaining relatively unchanged against the previous month.

During the review period, Diode exports peaked at 151B units in 2014, but experienced a slight decline from 2015 to 2024. In terms of value, Diode exports dropped significantly to $2.3B in 2024.

During the period analyzed, Festive Articles exports peaked at 14K tons in 2014. However, from 2015 to 2024, exports remained slightly lower. In terms of value, exports decreased to $18M in 2024.

During the period analyzed, Preserved Beef imports reached a peak of 17K tons in 2022, but decreased in the following years. The value of preserved beef imports sharply declined to $17M in 2024.

Imports of Cabbage reached a peak of 662K tons in 2017, but from 2018 to 2024, imports stayed at a lower level. In terms of value, cabbage imports significantly decreased to $160M in 2024.

During the period analyzed, imports of Bacon And Ham peaked at 14K tons in 2014. However, from 2015 to 2024, imports stayed relatively low. In terms of value, bacon and ham imports decreased significantly to $16M in 2024.

During the period analyzed, Aluminium Tube imports peaked at 283 tons in 2014, but saw a slight decline from 2015 to 2024. In terms of value, Aluminium Tube imports were $182K in 2024.