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

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (OTCMKTS:HKXCY) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,000 shares, an increase of 1,042.9% from the August 15th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 138,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:HKXCY opened at $28.55 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.34. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has a 1 year low of $27.00 and a 1 year high of $38.50.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.5093 per share. This is an increase from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s previous dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 4th. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.