HKEX to launch consultation on adjusting stock trading size this year

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388) said it will launch a market consultation on adjusting the board lot size for trading Hong Kong stocks by the end of the year.

Chief Executive Bonnie Chan Yi-ting noted that listed companies currently enjoy significant flexibility in setting their board lot sizes, and it is not complicated to adjust if needed.

There are currently around 40 different lot sizes in the market, and reducing them to a single standard would require extensive research and industry consensus, including input from custodial banks and other stakeholders, HKEX said.