China Enterprises Index up 1.5%

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Report: Global Financial Crisis

HONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on Hong Kong
Stock Exchange went up Thursday with 146.72 points, or 1.50 percent higher, to
close the day's trading at 9,896.93.

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

Hang Seng China H-Financials Index moved up 218.46 points, or 1.75 percent,
to close at 12,737.32.

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 46.11 points, or 1.47 percent,
to close at 3,175.96.

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 16.46 points, or
0.46 percent, to close at 3,577.21.

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