China COSCO added to China 25 Index and A 50 Index
BEIJING, SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Oct. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FTSE Xinhua Index (FXI), the independent China index company, today announced the results of its quarterly index review.
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In the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, China COSCO (H) will be added to the index in replacement of China Resources (H). China COSCO (A), Western Mining (A), Yunnan Copper Industry (A) and China Southern Airline (A) are to be included in the FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index, while Jiangsu Express (A), Lujiazui (A), Hong Yuan Securities (A) and ZTE (A) will be removed. The changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday 19 October, 2007.
The quarterly index review includes changes to the FTSE Xinhua 200, 400, Small Cap and China B35 Index. Full details of all entries and exits for these indices can be obtained http://www.ftse.com/xinhua/english/Indices/Domestic_Investors/Index_Reviews.jsp.
The FTSE Xinhua Index Series is reviewed quarterly in January, April, July and October by an independent index committee, comprising a group of local and international financial market experts. The index series is widely regarded as the leading measure of the China market by domestic and international investors and is used as the basis of a set of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and derivative products on exchanges around the world. At the end of September of 2007, the total assets tracking and benchmarking the index series was approaching USD 110 billion worldwide.
More information about the FTSE Xinhua Index Series is available at http://www.ftsexinhua.com .
Stock Symbol References
China COSCO (H share, 1919)
China Resources (H share, 0291)
China COSCO (A share, 601919)
Western Mining (A share, 601168)
Yunnan Copper Industry (A share, 0878)
China Southern Airline (A share, 600029)
Jiangsu Express (A share, 600377)
Lujiazui (A share, 600663)
Hong Yuan Securities (A share, 000562)
ZTE (A share, 0063)
Notes to Editors
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SUMMARY OF INDEX CHANGES IN FTSE XINHUA QUARTERLY REVIEW
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index
Inclusion: 1
Exclusion: 1
FTSE Xinhua China B 35
Inclusion: 0
Exclusion: 0
FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index
Inclusions: 4
Exclusions: 4
FTSE Xinhua 200 Index
Inclusions: 18
Exclusions: 18
FTSE Xinhua 400 Index
Inclusions: 40
Exclusions: 40
FTSE Xinhua Small Cap Index
Inclusions: 30
Exclusions: 22
More information:
China (Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong)
Jean Li, FTSE Xinhua Beijing office
Tel: +86-10-5864-5276
Email: jean.li@xinhuafinance.com
Joy Tsang, Xinhua Finance
Tel: +852-3196-3983, +8621-6113-5999
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com
Meredith Blakemore, FTSE Group
Tel: +852-2230-5801
Email: media@ftse.com
Sandra Steel, FTSE Group
Tel: +44-20-7866-1821
Email: media@ftse.com
