Capital market statistics

API Detailed Documentation

API URL:

https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/financial/capital-market-statistics

API Data Enquiry

Output Fields (JSON) Swagger Format
Name Type Unit Of Measure Description
end_of_monthDateAs at end of
Year and Month in ISO format yyyy-mm, For example, 1997-01
hkd_drmkt_outstand_efbnNumberHK$ millionHong Kong dollar debt market
Outstanding amount
Exchange Fund bills & notes1,2
hkd_drmkt_outstand_odrinstNumberHK$ millionHong Kong dollar debt market
Outstanding amount
Other debt instruments1,2
hkd_drmkt_outstand_totalNumberHK$ millionHong Kong dollar debt market
Outstanding amount
Total1,2
hkd_drmkt_new_non_efbnNumberHK$ millionHong Kong dollar debt market
New issues other than Exchange Fund bills & notes
eq_mkt_hs_indexNumberpointEquity market
Hang Seng Index1
(31/7/64=100)
eq_mkt_ttl_stock_capNumberHK$ millionEquity market
Total stock market capitalization1,3
eq_mkt_fund_raisedNumberHK$ millionEquity market
Funds raised3,4

Footnotes:

1. End of period figure.
2. At face value.
3. Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM).
4. Includes initial public offers, placings, rights issues, etc.

API Examples

Javascript Example

$.ajax({
url: 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/financial/capital-market-statistics?offset=0',
dataType:'json',
success:function(data){
alert('results found:'+ data.result.datasize)
}
});

Python Example

import urllib.request
url = 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/financial/capital-market-statistics?offset=0'
with urllib.request.urlopen (url) as req:
print (req.read())

How to use the APIs

To learn more, please visit API documentation.