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Halter USX China Index Obtains '^USXC' Symbol
11/24/03
Carl Thompson/Principal
CTA Public Relations
303-665-4200
carl@ctapr.com
Dallas, TX - The Halter USX China Index has obtained the symbol "^USXC" to make it easier for investors to find via various
financial data services such as Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as all third-
party vendors that utilize these two services, including Yahoo Finance. USXC
will continue to increase coverage, and it is anticipate that more financial
data providers will be quoting the index in the coming weeks.
"Obtaining the symbol will make it easier for investors around the world
to access the daily trading value of The Halter USX China Index," said Tim Halter,
Managing Director of The Halter USX China Index. "Meanwhile, investors can also
access our Web site at http://www.USXChinaIndex.com where we have expanded the
information available for investors wanting to learn about the index in
general, and investing in China in particular."
The Halter USX China Index was launched October 20, 2003 as the only index in the
world devoted exclusively to Chinese-focused public companies traded on U.S.
stock exchanges.
"We are happy to report The Halter USX China Index is now being quoted in a
number of newspapers in Asia, and we are working on media outlets in North
America," Halter said. "The stocks in The Halter USX China Index offer investors the
opportunity to invest in China with the safety of the U.S.-regulated
securities markets. All of the companies in the index are public reporting
companies that have their stocks traded on U.S. exchanges which are governed
by the Securities and Exchange Commission."
Currently, 32 public companies are represented in The Halter USX China Index. To
be included in The Halter USX China Index, companies must meet the following
criteria:
-- 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 32 public companies 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)
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)
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)
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YZC)
Zindart Ltd (Nasdaq: ZNDT)
For further information, please contact: Bevo Beaven, VP, bevo@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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