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Hang Seng Indexes Company issued an announcement stating that SpaceX will be listed on June 12, 2026. Therefore, the compilation methodology for the Hang Seng Hong Kong-US Tech Index will add SpaceX (stock code: SPCX.O) to the designated list of US constituent stocks (currently: the Magnificent Seven).The weights of the eight US-listed constituent stocks will be recalculated to equal weight after the market close on June 23, 2026 (SpaceX's 7th trading day). The new constituent stock and the updated constituent weights will take effect on June 29, 2026 (SpaceX's 11th trading day).SpaceX's president stated that the company will focus on the long term and is less concerned with quarterly performance.
According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, stated that gold can serve as a potential bridge between traditional finance and new finance. He emphasized that Hong Kong needs to provide more development opportunities for the digital asset market to support its sustainable growth. He also noted that, given the “convergence” trend between traditional and innovative finance, Hong Kong has opted not to establish a separate digital asset regulatory authority. Hui pointed out that both gold ETFs and blockchain-based tokenized gold products are already available in the market. Earlier, HSBC and Hang Seng Investment launched Hong Kong’s first tokenized, non-listed Hang Seng Gold ETF product on HashKey Exchange in April.
According to Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper, payment giant Visa has announced the launch of its global Visa Agentic Ready program in Hong Kong. Built upon Visa’s core network and integrated with tokenization technology, identity verification, risk management, and authorization mechanisms, the program supports institutions in implementing AI agent-based payments. The first group of participating institutions includes Bank of China (Hong Kong), DBS Bank (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Hong Kong, Reap, Standard Chartered Hong Kong, and ZA Bank.