You can look up HSBC's closing ordinary share price from 2 January 1990 to 14 November 2008 by entering the date below in the format dd-mm-yyyy. For example, the input for 13 February 1999 would be 13/02/1999.
Share prices for dates since 2 July 1999 reflect the closing price of HSBC's US$0.50 ordinary shares issued on implementation of a share capital reorganisation effective on 2 July 1999.
Share prices for dates between 10 July 1992 and 2 July 1999 reflect the closing prices of both HSBC's Hong Kong $10 ordinary shares and the £0.75 ordinary shares in issue between those dates. An adjusted share price is also shown reflecting the share capital reorganisation on 2 July 1999.
Share prices for dates between 2 January 1990 and 10 July 1992 reflect the closing price of HSBC's Hong Kong $10 shares in issue at that time. An adjusted share price is also shown reflecting the share capital reorganisation on 2 July 1999.
Further information on historic high and low mid-market closing prices can be found on pages 454 and 455 of HSBC Holdings plc's 2007 Annual Report & Accounts.