China Enterprises Index down 0.69% on March 5

HONG KONG, March 5 (Chinese media) -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on Hong

Kong Stock Exchange went down Thursday with 47.62 points, or 0.69 percent lower,

to close the day's trading at 6,900. 75.

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 moved up 12.27 points, or 0.13 percent,

to close at 9,280.89.

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 down 9.29 points, or 0.39 percent,

to close at 2,365.14.

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

20, 2008, Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 130 Hong

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

Chinese mainland.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index moved down 32.10 points, or

1.11 percent, to close at 2,863.35.

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

significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.