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China Enterprises Index loses 1.07 pct — Dec. 21

Posted on 21 December 2009 by admin

HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 131.65 points, or 1.07 percent, to close at 12,203.17 on Monday.

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Sept. 7, 2009, tracks the overall performance of 44 major Chinese mainland state-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index also lost 1.15 percent at 16,870.38.

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.

The Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index was down 35.72 points, or 0.91 percent, at 3,892.31.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 with the latest readjustment effective on March 9, 2009, the Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 132 Hong Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index moved down 46. 09 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at 3,886.05.

The index tracks the performance of 34 locally listed companies with a significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.

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