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Halter USX China Index Ends Q1 2004 Down 6.7% and Decreased by Nearly 9% in March
04/01/04
DALLAS -- For the first quarter of 2004 and year to date, the Halter USX China Index ("^USXC") finished down 6.68%. During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.92% and the Nasdaq was down 0.46%.
For the month of March, the Halter USX China Index decreased by 8.98%. During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 2.14% and the Nasdaq was down 1.75%.
The biggest gainer within the Halter USX China Index for both the first quarter and March was INTAC International (NASD: INTN), which increased 63.22% and 15.10%, respectively. While the biggest decline for the first quarter was from China Yuchai International Ltd (NYSE: CYD), down 34.61%. For the month of March, China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) showed the biggest decline at 29.44%.
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-- The majority of their business is conducted in China.
-- Their common stock is traded on a major U.S. exchange.
-- Each company's market capitalization is more than $50 million.
-- The company is approved by The Halter USX China Index selection Committee,
which considers additional factors such as float, liquidity and
business fundamentals of all existing and potential constituents
The following 35 public companies now comprise the Halter USX China Index:
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (NYSE: ACH)
ASAT Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: ASTT)
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASIA)
Beijing Yanhua Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (NYSE: BYH)
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: CBA)
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CEA)
China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd. (NYSE: CHL)
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (NYSE: CEO)
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) (NYSE: SNP)
China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. (NYSE: ZNH)
China Telecom Corporation Ltd (NYSE: CHA)
China Unicom Ltd (NYSE: CHU)
Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP)
China Yuchai International Ltd. (NYSE: CYD)
Chinadotcom Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA)
Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX)
Deswell Industries Inc (Nasdaq: DSWL)
Guangshen Railway Co Ltd (NYSE: GSH)
HuaNeng Power International, Inc. (NYSE: HNP)
INTAC International (Nasdaq: INTN)
Jilin Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JCC)
China Life Insurance Co Ltd (NYSE: LFC)
Nam Tai Electronics Inc (NYSE: NTE)
Netease.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES)
Peak Intl Ltd (Nasdaq: PEAK)
PetroChina Co. Ltd. (NYSE: PTR)
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (Nasdaq: XING)
Radica Games Ltd (Nasdaq: RADA)
Sina Corporation (Nasdaq: SINA)
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemcial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: SHI)
Sohu.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHU)
UTStarcom Inc (Nasdaq: UTSI)
Webzen Inc (Nasdaq: WZEN)
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YZC)
Zindart Ltd (Nasdaq: ZNDT)
The Halter USX China Index is the only index in the world devoted exclusively to Chinese-focused public companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
For more information on the Halter USX China Index, go to www.USXChinaIndex.com.
For further information, please contact: Patricia Marks, Vice President, patricia@ctapr.com,
or Carl Thompson, Principal, carl@ctapr.com, both of CTA Public Relations,
+1-303-665-4200, for Halter USX China Index.
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