The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index went down 115.33 points, or 1.15 percent, to close at 9,927.28 on Thursday.
The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Jan. 5, 2009, tracks the overall performance of 43 major Chinese mainland enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index also dived 202.22 points, or 1.56 percent to 12,797.32.
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.
The Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index was down 0.97 percent to 3,231.31.
Initiated on Oct. 3, 2001, and with the latest readjustment effective on March 9, 2009, the Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index gauges the performance of 132 Hong Kong-listed companies with principal places of business in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index went down 0.74 percent, to close at 3,654.72.
The index tracks the performance of 34 locally listed companies with a significant equity interest held by entities in the Chinese mainland.
Source: Xinhua
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