China Enterprises Index Up 2.31 Pct -- May 13

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on Hong Kong Stock Exchange went up 315.33 points, or 2.31 percent, to close at 13,977.91 Tuesday.

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 gained 440.85 points, or 2.57 percent, to close at 17,586.24.

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

Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index went up 113.22 points, or 2.42 percent, at 4,783.26.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 and readjusted on Sept. 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 was up 127.66 points, or 2.25 percent, at 5,796.61.

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

 

 

Source: CRIEnglish