Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell 198.81 points, or 1.62 percent, to close the day's trading at 12,040.9 on Monday, snapping the index's streak of six consecutive days of gains.

 

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on March 12, 2007, tracks the overall performance of 41 Chinese mainland state-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

 

Hang Seng China H-Financials Index lost 115.47 points, or 0.82 percent, to close at 13,926.52.

 

The H-Financials Index, initiated on Nov. 27, 2006, tracks the performance of eight major banks and insurers of the Chinese mainland.

 

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index dropped 12.79 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 4,148.34.

 

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

 

Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index went down 35.99 points, or 0.93 percent, to close at 3,853.05.

 

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.

 

(Xinhua News Agency June 26, 2007)