The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange went up Monday with 282.31 points, or 2.15 percent higher, to close the day's trading at 13, 419.88.

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Sept. 10, 2007, tracks the overall performance of 43 Chinese mainland state-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index moved up 247.83 points, or 1.52 percent, to close at 16,509.32.

The H-Financials Index, initiated on Nov. 27, 2006, readjusted on Sept. 10, tracks the performance of nine major banks and insurers of the Chinese mainland.

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index moved up 150.50 points, or 2.78 percent, to close at 5,559.82.

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

The Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index went up 93.97 points, or 2.11 percent, to close at 4,556.90.

Introduced on Oct. 3, 2001 and readjusted on Sept. 11, 2006, the 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 April 8, 2008)