Hang Seng Index
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is a freefloat-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted stock-market index in Hong Kong. It is used to record and monitor daily changes of the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong. These 82 constituent companies represent about 58% of the capitalisation of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Historical logarithmic graph of the Hang Seng Index from 1969 to 2012. | |
| Foundation | July 31, 1964 |
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| Operator | Hang Seng Indexes Company |
| Exchanges | Hong Kong Stock Exchange |
| Trading symbol | HSI |
| Constituents | 82 |
| Weighting method | Capitalization-weighted |
| Website | hsi.com.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 恒生指數 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 恒生指数 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | ever-growing index | ||||||||||||||||||||
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HSI was publicized on November 24, 1969, and is currently compiled and maintained by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, one of the largest banks registered and listed in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation. It is responsible for compiling, publishing and managing the Hang Seng Index and a range of other stock indexes, such as Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng China AH Index Series, Hang Seng China H-Financials Index, Hang Seng Composite Index Series, Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index, Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and Hang Seng Total Return Index Series. Hang Seng in turn, despite being a public company, is controlled by another listed international financial institution HSBC Holdings plc. Both HSBC Holdings and Hang Seng are constituents of the index.