China Enterprises Index soars 4.34%

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis

HONG KONG, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index
jumped 383.09 points, or 4.34 percent, to close at 9,214.91 on Tuesday.

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Jan. 5,
2009, tracks the overall performance of 43 major Chinese mainland enterprises
listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Hang Seng China H-Financials Index advanced 399.8 points, or 3.35 percent,
to close at 12,318.58.

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 rose 98.01 points, or 3.48 percent, to
close at 2,916.78.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 with the latest readjustment effective on March
9, 2009, 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.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index moved up 109.79 points, or
3.44 percent, to close at 3,299.85.

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