HK Govt Reduces Stamp Duty on Stock Transfer to 0.1%, but HKEX Shr Loss Expands to 2%+
$HKEX (00388.HK)$slid 0.5% at midday.After the Policy Address announced the reduction of stamp duty on stock transfer, the stock once recovered before falling again. It last printed at $283.4, down 2.28%.Volume amounted to 6.7937 million shares, involving $1.984 billion.
It is announced in the Policy Address that the Hong Kong government will reduce the rate of stamp duty on stock transfer from the current0.13%to0.1%of the consideration or value of each transaction payable by buyers and sellers, respectively.
The target is to complete the legislative procedures by the end ofNovember.