In a statement, the city’s stock exchange operator noted that net profit rose by 56 percent year on year to HK$4.9 billion in the three-month period ending in September, beating analysts’ expectations of HK$4.7 billion.
On a quarterly basis, net profits rose by 10 percent.
Meanwhile, revenues and other income rose 45 percent year on year to around HK$7.8 billion during the latest quarter, or eight percent higher compared to the results seen in the second quarter.
Notably, core business revenues advanced 54 percent year on year, thanks to the rising trade and clearing fees that came along with the record cash market volumes, with average daily turnover more than doubling year on year to over HK$286 billion during the period.
In September alone, the average daily turnover reached HK$316.7 billion, also a record high.
“HKEX continued to capture the momentum of global diversification and attractiveness of Chinese assets in the third quarter of the year, resulting in record results for the quarter and for the first nine months of 2025,” said HKEX chief executive Bonnie Chan.
She also pointed out that the city maintained its position as the top initial public offering (IPO) market in the world at the end of the quarter, with a solid pipeline spanning the technology and other “exciting sectors”.
Meanwhile, metals trades also showed strength after the London Metal Exchange, which HKEX owns, took steps to enhance liquidity against the backdrop of global trade uncertainties.
“As the world continues to find its new equilibrium, we will seize the opportunity of the moment to invest in building a multi-asset ecosystem that will position Hong Kong’s capital markets for the future,” Chan said.
Between January and September, a total of 69 IPOs were launched, representing an annual increase of 53 percent, while total funds raised reached HK$188.3 billion, tripling that of the same period last year.
Post-IPO financing also “significantly” picked up in the latest quarter, reaching over HK$457 billion, and the HKEX also welcomed the world’s second largest IPO in September, from Zi Jin Gold.
In the first three quarters, the HKEX received a total of 297 IPO applications.
Separately, the HKEX noted that despite Super Typhoon Ragasa hitting the city in September, daily turnover was HK$295 billion and HK$289 billion during two sessions under severe weather.
“All trading and settlement operations functioned smoothly during the period,” it said.
“The successful implementation of the severe weather trading arrangements reaffirms Hong Kong’s position as a world-class international financial centre,” it added.
