Foreign Demand for Mainland Stocks Drives Record Stock Connect Volumes

Average daily northbound trading volume under the Stock Connect program linking the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong has surged to nearly 390 billion yuan ($57 billion) this year, driven by rising foreign investor interest, according to Bonnie Chan, chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

Speaking Friday at the 2026 Caixin Summer Summit in Hong Kong, Chan said average daily northbound trading volume reached a record 212.4 billion yuan in 2025, up 42% from a year earlier. In 2026, daily volume has climbed further, averaging between 380 billion yuan and 390 billion yuan, she said.