China News Agency, Hong Kong, April 27 (Reporter Wei Huadu) The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) announced performance data on the 27th. The profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter of 2022 was 2.668 billion yuan (HKD, the same below), a year-on-year increase It fell 31%, a performance similar to the fourth quarter of last year.
During the period, revenue and other income in the first quarter of this year was 4.69 billion yuan, a 21% decrease from the record high recorded in the first quarter of last year, and a decrease of 1% quarter-on-quarter.
At the same time, the net investment loss of the company's funds was 104 million yuan, compared with a gain of 219 million yuan recorded in the same period last year.
Operating expenses rose 7% year-on-year, driven by higher employee expenses and promotional expenses.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chief Executive Ou Guansheng said that despite continued market volatility and continued geopolitical tensions, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has demonstrated strong resilience in the first quarter of 2022.
During the period, trading in the spot market remained at a long-term normal level, and applications for listing in the IPO market continued to flow. A series of new products were ushered in. Some important market optimization measures were also announced, such as the upcoming holiday trading of derivatives products and investment services. pass and so on.
However, he continued that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was inevitably affected by the global market sentiment, so the IPO market was slightly weak during the period, the valuation of investment portfolios fell, and commodity market prices fluctuated sharply.
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