The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Tuesday announced that funds raised through IPO in the first half of 2026 were 210.2 billion HK dollars (about 26.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 92 percent from 109.4 billion HK dollars in the same period last year.
Data showed that the HKEX recorded 87 new listings in the first six months of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 98 percent. Total funds raised were 346.1 billion HK dollars, up 22 percent from 284.5 billion HK dollars in the same period last year.
The average daily turnover in June 2026 was 319.1 billion HK dollars, up 39 percent year on year. The average daily turnover for the first six months of 2026 was 283 billion HK dollars, up 18 percent.
As of the end of June, HKEX had 2,748 listed companies, with a total market capitalization of about 43.3 trillion HK dollars.
HKEX IPO fundraising surges 92 pct YoY in H1
Explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday killed one and injured 36 during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, according to Syria's Interior Ministry.
Authorities told state-run SANA that security forces detected two improvised explosive devices during field operations. The bombs exploded as preparations were underway to defuse them.
A preliminary investigation found that one device had been hidden in a parked vehicle and the other in a roadside garbage container near the tourism authority building. The investigation is ongoing.
According to French media citing sources from the French presidential palace, the incident occurred near the hotel where visiting French President Emmanuel Macron was staying.
The French presidential palace stated on Tuesday that Macron had already left his hotel and was at the Syrian presidential palace preparing for talks with interim Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa when the explosion occurred.
Two blasts kill one, injure 36 in Damascus during Macron visit
