The Hang Seng Index was founded on1969165438+1October 24th, and was compiled, revised and published by Hang Seng Index Service Company. The benchmark date of Hang Seng Index is 1964 July 3 1, and the index of that day is set as 100.

After 1972- 1973, the Hang Seng Index reached a stage historical high (close to 2000 points), and the running time below 2000 points was as long as 15 years. 1983 closed, and the Hang Seng Index was only 874.94 points. In May, 1986, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Futures was launched, and was launched by 6544. On June 6th 1987, the Hang Seng Index broke through 3000 points for the first time, and on June 6th 10 approached 4000 points (the highest point was 3950 points). 10 June 19, there was a "black Monday" that investors all over the world could not forget. Under heavy pressure, the board of directors of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced on the morning of 20th that it would suspend trading for four days (65438+1October 20-23), resulting in a large number of futures brokerage companies unable to perform their duties.

After that, it ran in the box of 2000-4000 for seven years, 1992 exceeded 4000 points, and 1997 reached an all-time high, and then the financial crisis broke out. Thanks to a large number of mainland enterprises in China going public in Hong Kong and the strong confidence given by the China government to investors, by May 2006, the Hang Seng Index broke through the psychological barrier of 17000, and the total market value of the stock market broke through 10 trillion yuan for the first time, and the financing amount also surpassed that of the Japanese stock market, ranking first in Asia. By June 22, 2007, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong had closed at around 20,700 points. Since the beginning of 2003, the cumulative increase has been nearly 100%, a record high.