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China Enterprises Index up 1.36% on Friday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-27 11:15

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 155.23 points, or 1.36 percent, to close Friday's trading at 11,543.73.

The H-shares index, initiated in Aug 1994 and readjusted on Sept 7, 2009, tracks the overall performance of 44 major Chinese mainland State-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index gained 213.03 points, or 1.37 percent, to close at 15,745.54.

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 up 44.69 points, or 1.18 percent, to close at 3,840.32.

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

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index increased 34.72 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 4,059.78.

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