China Enterprises Index down 1.2% on March 17

HONG KONG, March 17 (Chinese media) -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on Hong

Kong Stock Exchange went down 91.27 points on Tuesday, or 1.2 percent lower, to

close the day's trading at 7,508. 08.

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 down 137.20 points, or 1.33

percent, to close at 1,0163.31.

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 41.57 points, or 1. 63

percent, to close at 2,508.51.

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 89.73 points, or

2.92 percent, to close at 2,981.11.

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

significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.