Financial and Monetary Affairs | 67
Market Capitalisation of Stock Market
Chart 2
25,000
20,000-
HK$ Billion
20,698
15,000 -
10,000 -
5,000-
10,299
17,874
Hong Kong's stock exchange being ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Asia in terms of market capitalisation which rose by 74 per cent to $17,874 billion in 2009.
Chart 3
400
HK$ Billion
0
2007
2008
2009
Year
300
292
200
100
Equity Funds Raised Through IPOs
66
0
2007
2008
2009
Year
Chart 4
Total Equity Funds Raised in HK
1,000
800
HK$ Billion
600
591
400
427
200
0
2007
2008
2009
Year
642
248
Chart 5 Number of Asset Management Companies in HK
Number of companies
1.000
800
764
600
716
615
400
200
0
2007
2008
2009
Year
Chart 6
1,500
HK$ Billion
1,000
Total Outstanding HKD Debt Securities
764
716
500
0
2007
2008
2009
Year
1,111
Being the stock market that raised $248 billion through IPOs in 2009, more than any bourse in the world.
Ranking 4th in the world and 2nd in Asia as a stock exchange in terms of total equity funds raised which amounted to $642 billion in 2009.
764 companies are licensed or registered to conduct asset management business in Hong Kong in 2009, an increase of 48 companies, or 7 per cent over 2008.
Having outstanding Hong Kong dollar debt securities, including exchange fund bills and notes, totalling $1,111 billion at year end, or 55 per cent up on the previous year's $716 billion.
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