Shanghai considers listing large multinationals
November 19th, 2007The Shanghai Stock Exchange is considering listing large multinational companies.
Que Bo, assistant general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, told a conference on China’s capital market that the stock market was ‘doing market research for the plan and will get some results soon. To strengthen the blue-chip market, we have been planning to list such multinationals as HSBC, Coca-Cola and Siemens, which have developed very well in China.’
Que Bo said the Shanghai Stock Exchange would continue to lure more large domestic firms into the market and draw Hong Kong H-shares and Chinese firms registered and listed in Hong Kong, better known as red chips.
He also said the exchange would not only expand but also strengthen the blue-chip market, which was essential to sharpening the competitive edge of China’s capital market. In addition to the Hushen 300 index futures, the Shanghai Exchange planned to introduce more financial derivatives to bolster the blue-chip market.
Source: Windows of China

