Monday, February 2, 2009

China Enterprises Index down 3.08%

HONG KONG, Feb. 2 (Chinese media) -- The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index went

down 219.99 points, or 3.08 percent, to close at 6,911.99 on Monday.

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 lost 304.64 points, or 3.31

percent, to close at 8,911.55.

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 was down 68.23 points, or 2.81 percent,

at 2,357.55.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 with the latest readjustment effective on Oct.

29, 2008, Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 131 Hong

Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the

Chinese mainland.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index went down 86.59 points, or

2.89 percent at 2,910.04.

The index tracks the performance of 33 locally listed companies with a

significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese

mainland.

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