China Enterprises Index up 5.0% on March 4

HONG KONG, March 4 -- The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index jumped

330.80 points, or 5.0 percent, to close at 6,948.37 on 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 surged 4.90 percent to close at

9,268.62.

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 4.06 percent at 2,374. 43.

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

29, 2008, Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 131 Hong

Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the

Chinese mainland.

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index went up 3.29 percent to close

at 2,895.45.

The index tracks the performance of 33 locally listed companies with a

significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.