[Hong Kong Stock Exchange: The total market value of the securities market at the end of August was HK$47.2 trillion, up 1% year-on-year] On September 7, Hong Kong Exchange data showed that the total market value of the securities market was HK$47.2 trillion at the end of August 2026, an increase of 1% from HK$46.8 trillion at the end of last month, and an increase of 1% from HK$46.6 trillion in the same period last year. The average daily trading volume in August 2026 was HK$253.4 billion. The average daily trading volume in the first eight months of 2026 was HK$282.5 billion, an increase of 14% from HK$248.3 billion in the same period last year. There were 106 newly listed companies in the first eight months of 2026, an increase of 80% from 59 in the same period last year. The amount of initial public offering funds raised in the first eight months of 2026 was HK$342.4 billion, an increase of 153% from HK$135.1 billion in the same period last year. The total amount of funds raised in the first eight months of 2026 was HK$651.3 billion, an increase of 76% from HK$371.1 billion in the same period last year.