HKEX launches green equity program. HKEX stock trades at EUR 42.34 with HKD 470.2 billion value

Published on 10/20/2026 at 09:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

HKEX opens a green designation program with annual reviews. HKEX stock costs EUR 42.34 on October 20, 2026, while market value is HKD 470.2 billion.

Program and earnings milestones

HKEX launched its Green Equity designation program on October 20, 2026.
First-half 2026 revenue and other income rose 19 percent to HKD 16.7 billion.
HKEX stock trades at EUR 42.34 at 9:12 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026.
HKEX scheduled its third-quarter 2026 results announcement for November 6, 2026.

HKEX, HK0388045442, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

HKEX (ISIN HK0388045442) was trading at EUR 42.34 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026, at 9:12 a.m. CEST. The exchange operator launched its Green Equity designation program on the same date, according to MarketScreener. The program gives qualifying Hong Kong-listed companies a voluntary designation based on independent assessment and annual reassessment.

Green framework adds a new market filter

The designation is intended to help investors identify listed companies with significant green business activities. HKEX said the framework complements climate disclosures, carbon-credit products and Green Electricity Certificates within its broader sustainability offering, as reported on October 20, 2026 by MarketScreener.

Three dated company milestones

On March 25, 2026, HKEX paid its final dividend for 2025; the investor-relations page lists total 2025 dividend per share at HKD 12.52. On August 19, 2026, HKEX published interim results showing first-half revenue and other income of HKD 16.7 billion, up 19 percent year over year, and profit after tax of HKD 10.6 billion, up 24 percent, according to HKEX. The October 20, 2026 Green Equity launch is the latest of the three milestones.

What comes next for earnings?

HKEX has scheduled its next reporting event for November 6, 2026, when it plans to announce third-quarter 2026 results, according to its investor-relations calendar. The timing matters because the first-half results established a high comparison base: revenue rose 19 percent and profit after tax rose 24 percent from first-half 2025. HKEX's market capitalization was HKD 470.2 billion as of October 20, 2026, giving the new sustainability program a backdrop of substantial operating scale.

Stock holds a fresh market reference

For investors, the immediate picture combines a new product initiative with a strong first-half earnings base and a clearly dated reporting event. The stock was trading at EUR 42.34 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026, at 9:12 a.m. CEST.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of HKEX stock.