The Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced on the 7th that the daily average trading volume of Hong Kong stocks in September was HKD 169.2 billion, an increase of 77% and 87% respectively on a monthly and year-on-year basis. The daily trading volume reached a historical high of HKD 505.9 billion on September 30th. As of the end of September, the market value of Hong Kong stocks was HKD 36.9 trillion, up 16% monthly and 15% year-on-year. The daily average transaction amount of the Hong Kong Stock Connect in September reached HKD 61.946 billion, an increase of nearly 119% on a monthly basis; The daily average transaction amount of the Shanghai Stock Connect and Shenzhen Stock Connect was RMB 129.687 billion, an increase of over 34% on a monthly basis. In the first nine months of this year, the daily average trading volume of Hong Kong stocks was HKD 113.3 billion, an increase of 3% year-on-year; The initial public offering raised HKD 55.6 billion, an increase of 123% year-on-year. (New Society)