According to statistics released by China and Hong Kong stock exchanges, the total market capitalization and the average P/E of China stock markets as at August 4, 2010, are as follows:

  

    No. of listed companies   Market Capitalization   Average P/E
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Mainboard   1181   HK$18453.4 bn   15.44
             
Shanghai Stock Exchange A-Share   872   RMB 16089.5 bn   19.87
             
Shanghai Stock Exchange B-Share   54   RMB 80.9 bn   18.78
             
Shenzhen Stock Exchange A-Share   1026   RMB 6446.1 bn   36.49
             
Shenzhen Stock Exchange B-Share   54   RMB 96 bn   18.1
             
Exchange rates:            
HK$1 = US$ 0.1288            
RMB 1 = US$ 0.1476            

 

Remarks:

Though there had been 57 B-shares on Shanghai and 57 B-shares on Shenzhen stock exchanges, by August 4, 2010, there were only 54 B Shares in Shanghai Stock Exchange and 54 B shares in Shenzhen Stock Exchange due to suspension of trading or delisting of shares.

On August 4, 2010, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index closed at 21549.88, 2638.52 and 10870.38, respectively.

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