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China Enterprises Index gains 0.31%
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-02 14:36

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 38.48 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 12,545.22 on Friday.

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on March 10, 2008, tracks the overall performance of 42 Chinese mainland State-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Hang Seng China H-Financials Index also went up 94.28 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 16,068.65.

The H-Financials Index, initiated on November 27, 2006, readjusted on September 10, 2007, tracks the performance of nine major banks and insurers of the Chinese mainland.

Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index was up 25.12 points, or 0.61 percent, at 4,131.

Introduced on October 3, 2001 and readjusted on September 11, 2006, Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 103 Hong Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index went up 26.80 points, or 0.57 percent, to close at 4,736.32.

The index tracks the performance of 31 locally listed companies with a significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.


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