Markets

ChiNext Index closes down -- May 17

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-17 16:26

BEIJING -- The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) on June 1, 2010, edged down 1.23 percent, or 11.19 points, to close at 895.15 Tuesday.

The index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, makes up the three core indices reflecting the performance of China's stocks listed on the exchange.

The ChiNext Board, which started trading on October 30, 2009, is a Nasdaq-style growth enterprises board, and mainly lists high-tech companies and those with high growth potential.