HKEX launches AI and semiconductor stock indices
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Saturday announced the launch of the HKEX Artificial Intelligence Index and the HKEX Semiconductor Index, expanding its index business into two technology themes now drawing strong investor attention. On the same day, the exchange also said it had signed a licensing agreement with CSOP Asset Management to launch a mainland exchange-traded fund tracking the AI index.
Key Points
- The HKEX Artificial Intelligence Index tracks 40 Hong Kong-listed companies considered highly relevant to the AI industry chain, while the semiconductor index tracks 30 of the largest Hong Kong-listed semiconductor-related companies
- HKEX said the AI index covers five layers of the AI ecosystem: chip design, data centres, AI infrastructure, AI models, and software and physical applications
- Constituents named for the AI index include Alibaba and Tencent, alongside newer-generation AI companies Zhipu AI and MiniMax
- The HKEX Semiconductor Index spans semiconductor manufacturing, equipment, electronic components, computing hardware and storage devices, with ASMPT, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor among constituents
- HKEX Chief Information Officer Leung Chung-kwong (梁松光) said artificial intelligence and semiconductors are reshaping industries and driving global growth and innovation, while CSOP general manager Yang Xiaosong said the partnership would turn Hong Kong AI opportunities into an indexed tool for mainland investors
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong investors, the new indices create clearer benchmarks for two fast-growing technology themes and may support future index-linked products built around local listings. The mainland ETF licensing arrangement also points to a channel for cross-border demand tied specifically to Hong Kong’s AI-related listed companies