China Enterprises Index up 1.66% on March 18

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis

HONG KONG, March 18 (Chinese media) -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the

Hong Kong Stock Exchange went up 124.44 points, or 1.66 percent, on Wednesday to

close the day's trading at 7, 632.52.

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 162.40 points, or 1. 60

percent, to close at 10,325.71.

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 44.65 points, or 1. 78 percent,

to close at 2,553.16.

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 up 44.25 points, or

1.48 percent, to close at 3,025.36.

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

significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.