It closed at 12596, up 1580.
The Hang Seng Index is an important indicator of the price of the Hong Kong stock market. Calculated by the market value of some constituent stocks (namely blue chips), it represents 63% of the average market value coverage of all listed companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for 65,438+02 months. The Hang Seng Index is calculated by Hang Seng Index Company Limited, a subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank. It is reviewed quarterly and the adjustment of constituent stocks is announced.
Hang Seng Index is compiled by Hang Seng Index Service Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong. It is a weighted average stock price index with 50 listed stocks in Hong Kong stock market as samples and their liquidity as the weight. It is the most influential stock price index reflecting the price range trend of Hong Kong stock market. The index was first released on June 24th 1969, 165438, with a base period of 65438+July 3rd10964. The base period index is set to 100.