Market ends 2005 lower on unloading of G shares
31/12/2005 9:19
Dai Qian/Shanghai Daily news
Shanghai shares fell
yesterday on the last trading day of 2005 as profit taking over the last two
days continued. G shares were particularly hard hit. The Shanghai Composite
Index, which tracks both yuan-dominated A shares and hard-currency B shares,
dipped 0.75 percent to 1,161.06. The A share index lost 0.77 percent to 1,220.93
while B share index shed 0.45 percent to 62.01. China's markets will be
closed on Monday and Tuesday for the New Year's holiday and will resume trading
on Wednesday. An analyst says policies unveiled by the government to regulate
and boost China's stock markets will ensure a bullish opening next year.
"The market is getting healthier thanks to government efforts like
introducing and encouraging the reform of stocks," said Chen Qun, an analyst at
West China Securities Co. G shares - companies that have restructured their
share holdings - fell due to heavy selling after undergoing a period of gains
since releasing plans to sell their state shares. Shenergy Co Ltd closed as
the biggest loser among big-cap G shares, dropping 1.77 percent to 5.54 yuan (69
US cents) followed by Guangzhou Development Industry (Holdings) Co Ltd which
fell 1.44 percent to 4.12 yuan. "Investors have gained enough profit from the
G shares since China carried out its stocks reform," said Chen. Some big
caps had a mixed day including China United Telecommunications Corp, the
nation's second largest mobile operator, which fell 1.41 percent to 2.8
yuan.
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