Hong Kong’s bourse operator posts record interim profit amid city’s IPO, stock market boom
Asia’s third-largest exchange, the world’s top IPO venue this year, also set a record for second-quarter earnings.
Second-quarter net profit for the operator of Asia’s third-largest stock market rose 41 per cent to HK$4.44 billion (US$569 million), or HK$3.51 per share, from the previous second-quarter high of HK$3.16 billion in 2024. This is the second consecutive quarterly record profit for the HKEX.
“HKEX started 2025 from a position of strength, reporting the group’s best-ever half-yearly revenue and profit,” said CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting in a media briefing.
“After receiving a record number of listing applications over a six-month period, we enter the second half of 2025 with new initiatives that are under way to further enhance the competitiveness and attractiveness of our markets,” she said, pointing out that the exchange was preparing its infrastructure for a shorter settlement cycle and recently enhanced the IPO allotment regime.