Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (OTCMKTS:HKXCY) Short Interest Update

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (OTCMKTS:HKXCY) saw a large drop in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,500 shares, a drop of 59.0% from the January 31st total of 81,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 134,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Stock Performance

Shares of HKXCY traded down $1.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 53,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 66,955. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $39.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.69. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has a fifty-two week low of $27.00 and a fifty-two week high of $51.55.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a $0.6303 dividend. This is a positive change from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s previous dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 13th. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s payout ratio is 25.54%.

About Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates stock exchanges and futures exchanges, and related clearing houses in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the United Kingdom. It operates through Cash, Equity and Financial Derivatives, Commodities, and Data and Connectivity segments.