Hang Seng China Enterprises Index weakens 1.09%

    HONG KONG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hang Seng China Enterprises Indexon Hong Kong Stock Exchange continued to fall 134.15 points, or 1.09 percent, to close at 12,132.64 Tuesday after Monday's plunge of over 4 percent.

    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 also softened 148.63 points,or 1 percent, to close at 14,694.9.

    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 moved down 19.08 points, or 0.45 percent, to close at 4,181.2.

    The index tracks the performance of 31 locally listed companieswith a significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinesemainland.

    Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index dropped 29.65 points, or 0.75 percent, to close at 3,920.28.

    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.