China Enterprises Index surges 4.34 %

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index surged 464.72 points, or 4.34 percent, to close at 11,179.16on Wednesday.

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 also went up 573.51 points, or 4.12 percent, to close at 14,502.98.

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 was up 115.84 points, or 3. 27 percent, at 3,663.61.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 and readjusted on Sept. 11, 2006, 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.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index added 121.48 points, or 2.97 percent, to close at 4,212.16.

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

Date	Code	Index Currency	Exchange Rate	Close	Price Change	Price Change (%)	Index Market Cap.(mn)	P/E	D/P
20080820	H11100	HKD	0.88	1674.21	39.39	2.41	5756258.95	11.12	3.31
20080820	H11101	CNY	1.00	1382.04	29.44	2.18	5056297.86	11.12	3.31

2008-08-20
Index Name	Latest	Change%
CSI 300	2532.94		7.85
CSI 100	2670.80		7.76
CSI 800	2505.47		7.95
CSI 300 Growth	2545.51		8.09
CSI 300 Value	2734.31		7.48
CSI 300 R.Growth	2433.88		8.14
CSI Everbright Sunshine	2900.87		8.47
CSI 300 Financials index	3785.77		8.98
CSI 300 Energy index	3070.04		7.93
CSI Free Float	2573.02		7.86
CSI Aggregate Bond	115.03		0.00
SSE Composite Index.SH	2523.28		7.63
SSE Component Index.SZ	8531.15		7.13