China Enterprises Index down 2.47% -- June 13

2008-06-13 11:34:21 GMT       2008-06-13 19:34:21 (Beijing Time)       Xinhua English

HONG KONG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange went down Friday with 309.77points, or 2.47 percent lower, to close the day's trading at 12, 213.12.

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.

The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index moved down 302.38 points, or 1.95 percent, to close at 15,186.10.

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.

The Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index went down 87.17 points, or 2.07 percent, to close at 4,119.45.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 and readjusted on Sept. 11, 2006, the Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 103 Hong Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index moved down 97. 49 points, or 2.00 percent, to close at 4,785.40.

The index tracks the performance of 31 locally listed companies with a significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.

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