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ChiNext Index closes lower at midday Wednesday

Xinhua,May 02, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, fell 0.22 percent to 1,801.66 points in the morning session Wednesday.

The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, are major indices reflecting the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

The ChiNext Board, which started trading on Oct. 30, 2009, mainly lists high-tech companies and those with high growth potential. Enditem