What is the Hang Seng Index?

The Hang Seng China 50, also known as the HK50, is an index which represents the top 50 China-based companies in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong. Alibaba, Tencent and ICBC are among some of its biggest-listed companies – so how has it performed in recent years and what should investors know about trading the HK50?

0:00 - What is the Hang Seng 50?
0:53 - How to trade on the HK50?
1:00 - The history of the Hong Kong Stock market
1:20 - How the Hong Kong economy grew
2:22 - What is the past performance of the Hang Seng index?
2:40 - What will China's economy be like in 2023?
2:55 - What are the top companies in the Hang Seng 50?
3:15 - What is the worlds biggest gaming company?


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