As of January 2025, the Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange amounted to 20,225.11 points. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the index dropped as part of a broader Pan-Asian trend. However, by the end of 2020, when the pandemic situation stabilized in many countries and news about a vaccine rollout came out, the Hang Seng Index recovered and recorded significant increases every month. Index composition The Hang Seng Index is the most prominent indicator of stock performance at the Hong Kong Exchange. By including the 50 largest companies, the index represents the market movements of more than half of the bourse’s market capitalization. In addition to that, the Hang Seng index has numerous smaller indices which mirror smaller industries or market sections. The Hang Seng Composite Index One example of a sub-index is the Hang Seng Composite Index. It reflects the performance of the top 95 percentile of the total market capitalization. The financial industry accounted for the largest share of companies included in the index, followed by the information technology sector. Prominent companies represented in the index are Tencent, AIA, and Meituan.

The main stock market index in Hong Kong (HK50) increased 3587 points or 17.88% since the beginning of 2025, 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 March of 2025.

The statistic shows the annual development of the Hang Seng index from 1986 to 2024. The Hang Seng index reflects the performance of the largest stocks traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The year value of the Hang Seng index amounted to 20,059.95 by the end of 2023.

Hong Kong Settlement Price: Hang Seng Index Futures: 1st Month data was reported at 24,911.000 Point in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27,877.000 Point for Sep 2018. Hong Kong Settlement Price: Hang Seng Index Futures: 1st Month data is updated monthly, averaging 19,369.000 Point from Aug 1997 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 255 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32,844.000 Point in Jan 2018 and a record low of 7,000.000 Point in Aug 1998. Hong Kong Settlement Price: Hang Seng Index Futures: 1st Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.Z012: Derivatives Market: Futures and Options: Settlement Price & Implied Volatility.

This analysis presents a rigorous exploration of financial data, incorporating a diverse range of statistical features. By providing a robust foundation, it facilitates advanced research and innovative modeling techniques within the field of finance.

Hang Seng Index: The Future of Hong Kong?

Financial data:

• Historical daily stock prices (open, high, low, close, volume)

• Fundamental data (e.g., market capitalization, price to earnings P/E ratio, dividend yield, earnings per share EPS, price to earnings growth, debt-to-equity ratio, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, free cash flow, projected earnings growth, return on equity, dividend payout ratio, price to sales ratio, credit rating)

• Technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI, MACD, average directional index, aroon oscillator, stochastic oscillator, on-balance volume, accumulation/distribution A/D line, parabolic SAR indicator, bollinger bands indicators, fibonacci, williams percent range, commodity channel index)

Machine learning features:

• Feature engineering based on financial data and technical indicators

• Sentiment analysis data from social media and news articles

• Macroeconomic data (e.g., GDP, unemployment rate, interest rates, consumer spending, building permits, consumer confidence, inflation, producer price index, money supply, home sales, retail sales, bond yields)

Potential Applications:

• Stock price prediction

• Portfolio optimization

• Algorithmic trading

• Market sentiment analysis

• Risk management

Use Cases:

• Researchers investigating the effectiveness of machine learning in stock market prediction

• Analysts developing quantitative trading Buy/Sell strategies

• Individuals interested in building their own stock market prediction models

• Students learning about machine learning and financial applications

Additional Notes:

• The dataset may include different levels of granularity (e.g., daily, hourly)

• Data cleaning and preprocessing are essential before model training

• Regular updates are recommended to maintain the accuracy and relevance of the data

As of October 2024, the industry weighting of the financial industry in the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) accounted for 29 percent. It was the largest subsection within the index, followed by the consumer discretionary sector. The index includes the top 95th percentile of companies at the Hong Kong Exchange.

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Hang Seng

• Hong Kong SAR (China) Hang Seng closed at 22,941.3 points in Feb 2025, compared with 20,225.1 points at the previous month end
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Equity Market Index: Month End: Hang Seng data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1964 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 8,846.5 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 32,887.3 points in Jan 2018 and a record low of 58.6 points in Aug 1967

• In the latest reports, Hang Seng recorded a daily P/E ratio of 13.1 in Mar 2025

Hong Kong PE Ratio: Hang Seng Index: All Stocks data was reported at 10.080 Unit in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.270 Unit for Sep 2018. Hong Kong PE Ratio: Hang Seng Index: All Stocks data is updated monthly, averaging 13.140 Unit from Jan 1985 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 406 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.730 Unit in Dec 1999 and a record low of 6.510 Unit in Feb 2009. Hong Kong PE Ratio: Hang Seng Index: All Stocks data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.Z003: Main Board: PE Ratio.

Hang Seng Bank stock price, live market quote, shares value, historical data, intraday chart, earnings per share and news.

Prices for Hong Kong Stock Market Index (HK50) including live quotes, historical charts and news. Hong Kong Stock Market Index (HK50) was last updated by Trading Economics this March 27 of 2025.

Hong Kong SAR (China) Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Index: Hang Seng Properties Index data was reported at 15,742.120 NA in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,647.170 NA for Jan 2025. Hong Kong SAR (China) Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Index: Hang Seng Properties Index data is updated monthly, averaging 30,997.810 NA from Jun 2013 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 141 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,605.360 NA in Mar 2019 and a record low of 14,451.620 NA in Jul 2024. Hong Kong SAR (China) Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Index: Hang Seng Properties Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR (China) – Table HK.EDI.SE: Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Monthly.

In February 2025, the value of the Hang Seng Affiliated Corporation Index amounted to 3,580 points. Other important indices that reflect the performance of securities at the Hong Kong Exchange are the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index.

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Hong Kong Open Interest: Options: Flexible Hang Seng Index Options data was reported at 0.000 Contract in Oct 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Contract for Sep 2018. Hong Kong Open Interest: Options: Flexible Hang Seng Index Options data is updated monthly, averaging 600.000 Contract from Apr 2010 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 103 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,878.000 Contract in Oct 2012 and a record low of 0.000 Contract in Oct 2018. Hong Kong Open Interest: Options: Flexible Hang Seng Index Options data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.Z011: Derivatives Market: Futures and Options: Open Interest.

Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Composite data was reported at 3,568.800 03Jan2000=2000 in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,346.720 03Jan2000=2000 for Oct 2018. Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Composite data is updated monthly, averaging 2,822.250 03Jan2000=2000 from Jan 2000 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 227 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,534.480 03Jan2000=2000 in Jan 2018 and a record low of 1,066.640 03Jan2000=2000 in Mar 2003. Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Composite data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.Z001: Main Board: Stock Market Index.

Hong Kong Dividend Yield: Hang Seng Index: Utilities Sector data was reported at 7.620 % pa in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.770 % pa for Oct 2018. Hong Kong Dividend Yield: Hang Seng Index: Utilities Sector data is updated monthly, averaging 3.696 % pa from Jan 1986 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 395 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.800 % pa in Jun 2018 and a record low of 1.440 % pa in Sep 1987. Hong Kong Dividend Yield: Hang Seng Index: Utilities Sector data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.Z004: Main Board: Dividend Yield.

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.

Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Utilities data was reported at 55,366.840 13Jan1984=975.47 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57,707.070 13Jan1984=975.47 for Sep 2018. Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Utilities data is updated monthly, averaging 21,191.225 13Jan1984=975.47 from Jul 1984 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 412 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58,416.510 13Jan1984=975.47 in Jul 2017 and a record low of 986.760 13Jan1984=975.47 in Jul 1984. Hong Kong Index: Hang Seng Utilities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.Z001: Main Board: Stock Market Index.

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Diese Statistik zeigt die Entwicklung des Hang Seng Index im Zeitraum der Jahre von 1999 bis 2024. Abgebildet werden die Schlussstände des jeweiligen Jahres in Punkten.Der Hang Seng ist der wichtigste Index der Börse in Hong Kong. Der Index enthält 45 Aktien und wird als Kursindex berechnet. Der Hang Seng wird von der HSI Services Limited berechnet, die zur Hang Seng Bank gehört.Zum Ende des Jahres 2024 schloss der Hang Seng Index bei 20.059,95 Punkten.