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Geopolitics, interest rates and investor appetite will continue to weigh on the city’s bourse, lagging US peers along its IPO recovery journey. Meanwhile, from September, traders will be able to trade during typhoons.

After a slow start to the year, confidence is slowly returning to the city's equity market, with QuantumPharm about to become the third largest listing of the year.

55 Shandong-based companies are listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with total funds raised at over $72bn.

Bosera International, Harvest Global Investments and China Asset Management have launched ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

While a smaller size signalled a yet-to-rebound Hong Kong stock market, Lianlian is the first fintech firm to be approved by the CSRC since its registration-based new rules.

Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) has issued two ETFs, investing in the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index. The HKEX also posted its second best results, as Bonnie Chan becomes CEO and Belle Fashion eyes a return.

Mainland Chinese firms Guming Holdings and the Mixue Group could be the first of many to seek IPOs in the SAR this year, as PwC predicts $12.8bn of deals in 2024, and KPMG sees a return to the top five global rankings.

The current co-chief operating officer will become the first woman to take on the role after Nicolas Aguzin decided to not seek reappointment at the end of his current contract.

The Hong Kong bourse aims to boost its on-the-ground global reach through recent expansions to London and New York.