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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements31 December 2024246ADVANCING AHEAD44.FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued)Equity price riskEquity price risk is the risk that the fair values of equity securities decrease as a result of changes in the levels of equity indices and the value of individual securities. The Group was exposed to equity price risk arising from listedequityinvestmentsclassifiedasfinancialassetsatfairvaluethroughcomprehensiveincome(note17)andfinancial assets at fair value through profit or loss (note 16) as at 31 December 2024 and 2023. The Group%u2019s listed investments are listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, and Korea Exchange and are valued at quoted market prices.The market equity indices for the following stock exchanges, at the close of business from the nearest trading day in the year to the end of each of the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023, and their respective highest and lowest points during the year were as follows:31 DecemberHigh/Low31 DecemberHigh/Low2024202420232023Singapore %u2014 STI Index3,7883,843/3,1013,2403,408/3,042Hong Kong %u2014 Hang Seng Index20,06023,242/14,79417,04722,701/15,972Korea %u2014 KRX KOSPI Index2,3992,896/2,3602,6552,668/2,181