The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 335.96 points, or 2.63 percent, to close at 12,421.67 on Friday.

The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on March 10, 2008, tracks the overall performance of 42 Chinese mainland state-owned enterprises listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index dived 286.77 points, or 1.77 percent, to close at 15,873.35.

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 93.64 points, or 2.23 percent, to close at 4,103.71.

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.

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index was down 118. 84 points, or 2.45 percent, at 4,741.12.

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

(Xinhua News Agency July 26, 2008)