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Namrata Wagle
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The Hang Seng Index is Hong Kong's main stock market index that tracks the top 48 companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It was launched in 1969 and is maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company, a subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank. The index represents about 60% of the overall market capitalization of the Hong Kong stock market and is the key indicator of the performance of the Hong Kong market.

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? The Hang Seng Index is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong. ? It is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong. ? These 48 constituent companies represent about 60% of capitalisation of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
? HSI was started on November 24, 1969, and is currently compiled and maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, one of the largest banks registered and listed in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation.
? It is responsible for compiling, publishing and managing the Hang Seng Index and a range of other stock indexes, such as Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng China AH Index Series, Hang Seng China H-Financials Index, Hang Seng Composite Index Series, Hang Seng China A IndustryTop Index, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and Hang SengTotal Return Index Series. ? Hang Seng in turn, despite being a public company, is held in majority by British financial firm HSBC.
? The Hang Seng Index was created by Hong Kong banker Stanley Kwan and debuted on November 24, 1969 ? On January 2, 1985, four sub-indices were established in order to make the index clearer and to classify constituent stocks into four distinct sectors. ? There are 50 HSI constituent stocks in total.
? Industry sectors: ? Energy (ԴI) ? Material (ԴϘI) ? Industrial Goods (IuƷI) ? Consumer Goods (MƷuI) ? Services (՘I) ? Telecommunications (ӍI) ? Utilities (˜I) ? Financials (ژI) ? Properties & Construction (خaBI) ? InformationTechnology (YӍƼI) ? Conglomerates (CI
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  • 2. ? The Hang Seng Index is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong. ? It is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong. ? These 48 constituent companies represent about 60% of capitalisation of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • 3. ? HSI was started on November 24, 1969, and is currently compiled and maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, one of the largest banks registered and listed in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation.
  • 4. ? It is responsible for compiling, publishing and managing the Hang Seng Index and a range of other stock indexes, such as Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng China AH Index Series, Hang Seng China H-Financials Index, Hang Seng Composite Index Series, Hang Seng China A IndustryTop Index, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and Hang SengTotal Return Index Series. ? Hang Seng in turn, despite being a public company, is held in majority by British financial firm HSBC.
  • 5. ? The Hang Seng Index was created by Hong Kong banker Stanley Kwan and debuted on November 24, 1969 ? On January 2, 1985, four sub-indices were established in order to make the index clearer and to classify constituent stocks into four distinct sectors. ? There are 50 HSI constituent stocks in total.
  • 6. ? Industry sectors: ? Energy (ԴI) ? Material (ԴϘI) ? Industrial Goods (IuƷI) ? Consumer Goods (MƷuI) ? Services (՘I) ? Telecommunications (ӍI) ? Utilities (˜I) ? Financials (ژI) ? Properties & Construction (خaBI) ? InformationTechnology (YӍƼI) ? Conglomerates (CI