HKEX Shares Fall Over 3% in Afternoon Trading as Q3 Net Profit Slips 1% and Average Daily Turnover Drops 11%

Stock News11-06

According to reports, shares of HKEX (00388) widened their decline in the afternoon session, at one point dropping more than 3%. As of press time, the stock was down 2.58% at HK$384.4, with turnover of HK$1.059 billion.

On the news front, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced its quarterly results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 during the midday break today. Third-quarter revenue and other income came in at HK$7.867 billion, up 1% year-on-year. Profit attributable to shareholders was HK$4.859 billion, down 1% year-on-year.

Notably, weighed down by factors including inflation concerns, uncertainty over the direction of U.S. interest rates, and waning momentum in artificial intelligence-related stocks, market sentiment turned cautious. The overall average daily turnover in the third quarter fell 11% compared with the third quarter of 2025, and also declined 12% from the record-high second quarter of 2026.

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