HKEX stock: HKEX launches Green Equity program. HKEX stock sits 17.09 percent below its high

Published on 10/23/2026 at 06:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

HKEX launched Green Equity on October 20, 2026, with independent reviews. HKEX stock awaits November 6 results after profit rose 24 percent to HKD 10.6 billion.

Green finance and earnings calendar

HKEX launched its Green Equity program on October 20, 2026, with independent reviews and annual reassessments.
First-half 2026 profit attributable to shareholders rose 24 percent to HKD 10.6 billion.
HKEX is scheduled to announce its third-quarter 2026 results on November 6, 2026.

HKEX, HK0388045442, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HK0388045442) stood at HKD 368.80 on HKEX at 11:59 a.m. HKT on October 23, 2026, 17.09 percent below its HKD 444.80 52-week high. CLB reported that HKEX launched its voluntary Green Equity designation program on October 20, 2026.

Green Equity sets a new screen

The program is designed to help investors identify listed companies with significant green business activities. Independent reviewers assess applicants against a framework covering revenue, investment, environmental compliance and governance.

Companies seeking the designation must generate more than 50 percent of annual revenue from green activities and allocate more than 50 percent of annual investment to those activities. Fossil fuel revenue and investment must each remain below 5 percent.

What supports the earnings case?

HKEX reported revenue and other income of HKD 16.7 billion for the first half of 2026, up 19 percent from the first half of 2025. Profit attributable to shareholders reached HKD 10.6 billion, up 24 percent, while basic earnings per share rose 24 percent to HKD 8.36.

Average daily turnover also increased 18 percent to HKD 283.0 billion in the first half of 2026. That combination gives the November results a clear test: trading activity must support fee income while new products broaden the exchange's longer-term revenue base.

Three milestones shape the story

On June 30, 2026, the first-half reporting period ended with HKD 16.7 billion of revenue and other income. On August 19, 2026, HKEX published results showing HKD 10.6 billion of profit attributable to shareholders. On October 20, 2026, it launched the Green Equity program with a 50 percent green-revenue threshold.

Next results arrive November 6

HKEX lists November 6, 2026, as the date for its third-quarter results announcement. The release should show whether the strong first-half turnover backdrop carried into the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

HKEX valuation stays below high

HKEX stock stood at HKD 368.80 on HKEX at 11:59 a.m. HKT on October 23, 2026, while its market capitalization stood at HKD 466.2 billion. The quote was 17.09 percent below the 52-week high of HKD 444.80, leaving trading volumes and the upcoming results as the next measurable reference points. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of HKEX stock.