24-43  Index of Share Prices, Value of Stock Exchange Turnover and Market Capitalisation
           
Item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
           
 Main Board          
     Index of Share Prices          
          Hang Seng Index (31.7.1964=100)          
               High 18301.7 16164.0 11974.6 12594.4 14266.4
               Low 13722.7 8934.2 8858.7 8409.0 10967.7
               Closing 15095.5 11397.2 9321.3 12575.9 14230.1
          Sectoral Sub-indices (13.1.1984 = 975.47)          
                Finance          
                    High 24131.8 24970.6 20852.0 26263.6 28798.5
                    Low 16891.0 15030.9 17060.7 17316.4 23329.6
                    Closing 24041.7 19497.7 18231.2 26263.6 28237.7
                Utilities          
                    High 21704.5 22510.2 23666.8 25070.5 30976.7
                    Low 16160.1 20022.9 20128.6 21611.2 24616.7
                    Closing 21704.5 20498.9 21970.5 24878.8 30773.4
                Properties          
                    High 20302.1 20096.0 16635.4 15525.5 18353.2
                    Low 12289.7 10789.8 10264.4 8837.4 12809.4
                    Closing 18362.4 15554.8 11103.9 14778.7 18177.6
                Commerce and Industry          
                    High 13976.6 9102.6 5765.5 5342.9 6136.4
                    Low 7906.8 4282.2 3817.6 3485.8 4383.6
                    Closing 8151.7 5508.8 4044.0 5271.7 6076.8
          Hang Seng Composite Index Series          
                (3.1.2000 = 2 000)          
                Hang Seng Composite Index          
                    High - 1396.8 1444.0 1621.6 1836.8
                    Low - 1166.4 1064.5 1031.3 1388.7
                    Closing - 1346.2 1130.2 1621.6 1832.0
                Hang Seng Hong Kong Composite Index          
                    High - 1473.6 1530.3 1688.9 1954.1
                    Low - 1214.8 1145.8 1126.9 1497.2
                    Closing - 1420.5 1215.8 1688.9 1954.1
                    Hang Seng HK LargeCap Index          
                        High - 1498.2 1516.4 1636.5 1865.9
                        Low - 1229.0 1145.9 1115.1 1460.7
                        Closing - 1442.5 1211.1 1636.5 1861.8
                    Hang Seng HK MidCap Index          
                        High - 1513.7 1739.8 2049.3 2461.9
                        Low - 1261.1 1267.9 1273.8 1756.3
                        Closing - 1461.5 1345.9 2024.9 2461.9
                    Hang Seng HK SmallCap Index          
                        High - 1082.2 1198.7 1573.0 1913.8
                        Low - 909.4 842.9 918.2 1347.3
                        Closing - 1025.0 956.9 1543.3 1913.8
                Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index          
                    High - 1271.3 1269.0 1503.3 1688.2
                    Low - 1003.8 894.0 825.9 1170.6
                    Closing - 1198.3 950.6 1503.3 1592.1
                    Hang Seng China Enterprises Index          
                        High 2413.3 2562.6 2259.8 5020.2 5391.3
                        Low 1396.2 1560.6 1754.2 2007.5 3546.3
                        Closing 1624.1 1757.8 1990.4 5020.2 4741.3
                    Hang Seng China- Affiliated Corp. Index          
                        High 2577.7 2095.1 1398.9 1455.3 1660.1
                        Low 1492.7 1098.5 957.2 848.0 1129.5
                        Closing 1641.2 1340.5 1011.1 1427.7 1556.9
                Hang Seng Composite Industry Indices          
                    Oil & Resources          
                       High - 1658.4 2173.8 3974.8 4792.0
                        Low - 1476.2 1560.9 1978.4 3080.9
                       Closing - 1549.6 1966.1 3974.8 4531.4
                    Industrial Goods          
                       High - 1592.3 1991.0 2732.8 2983.5
                        Low - 1177.4 1239.3 1409.4 1957.6
                       Closing - 1462.3 1472.2 2732.8 2495.3
                    Consumer Goods          
                       High - 1274.4 1735.7 2444.7 2788.9
                        Low - 1021.9 1232.0 1354.6 2058.5
                       Closing - 1238.3 1353.6 2420.0 2499.8
                    Services          
                       High - 968.7 957.4 900.4 1049.5
                        Low - 743.0 631.3 559.6 741.2
                       Closing - 906.1 671.1 900.4 992.7
                    Utilities          
                       High - 2332.4 2596.5 2932.3 3548.5
                        Low - 2192.8 2203.1 2398.4 2865.4
                       Closing - 2241.5 2418.2 2932.3 3541.2
                    Financials          
                       High - 1862.0 1869.1 2359.3 2580.4
                        Low - 1559.0 1518.2 1546.2 2069.9
                       Closing - 1748.4 1628.0 2359.3 2532.3
                    Properties & Construction          
                       High - 1571.4 1630.5 1590.6 1988.9
                        Low - 1192.3 1014.8 896.9 1329.2
                       Closing - 1529.2 1100.0 1527.7 1988.9
                    Information Technology          
                       High - 1132.2 1214.9 1171.6 1261.2
                        Low - 837.1 673.8 641.4 837.4
                       Closing - 1113.3 753.4 1124.3 980.7
                    Conglomerates          
                       High - 1441.3 1479.9 1392.7 1754.7
                        Low - 1110.4 949.1 919.4 1156.1
                       Closing - 1417.4 1027.5 1362.3 1754.7
          Hang Seng Freefloat Index Series          
                Hang Seng Freefloat Composite Index          
                    High - - 1234.6 1701.2 1934.4
                    Low - - 1074.8 1055.4 1443.7
                    Closing - - 1145.7 1701.2 1927.0
                Hang Seng Hong Kong Freefloat Index          
                    High - - 1230.7 1559.4 1849.0
                    Low - - 1071.5 1043.6 1381.5
                    Closing - - 1135.4 1554.3 1849.0
                Hang Seng Mainland Freefloat Index          
                    High - - 1435.9 2658.7 2868.8
                    Low - - 1252.0 1300.1 1999.7
                    Closing - - 1379.2 2658.7 2704.3
                Hang Seng 50          
                    High - - - 1666.2 1867.5
                    Low - - - 1053.3 1421.6
                    Closing - - - 1666.2 1854.1
                Hang Seng HK 25          
                    High - - - 1512.2 1760.8
                    Low - - - 1036.0 1344.0
                    Closing - - - 1507.9 1760.8
                Hang Seng Mainland 25          
                    High - - - 3043.3 3246.1
                    Low - - - 1485.6 2296.2
                    Closing - - - 3043.3 3020.2
          S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index          
               (28.2.2003 = 10 000)          
               High 19309.7 17143.4 13235.6 13645.2 15796.8
               Low 14484.2 9835.1 9705.8 9155.3 11911.2
               Closing 16145.7 12618.5 10165.5 13645.2 15740.4
     Turnover (HKD 100 million) 30475.7 19500.9 15990.8 25456.8 39483.5
     Market Capitalisation(HKD 100 million) 47951.5 38853.4 35591.0 54776.7 66291.8
 Growth Enterprise Market          
     S&P/HKEx GEM Index          
          (28.2.2003 = 1 000)          
          High - 3287.0 1978.9 1252.8 1370.3
          Low - 1523.4 903.9 901.4 964.8
          Closing - 1839.0 950.5 1186.1 988.6
     Turnover (HKD 100 million) 842.9 394.2 439.8 381.5 257.6
     Market Capitalisation(HKD 100 million) 672.9 609.6 522.2 701.8 667.2
           
           
Notes: All high and low indices are compiled based on the daily closing indices in the period.  
            Launched on 3 October 2001.
            High and low indices for 2001 refer to the period from October to December 2001.
            Following the launch of the Hang Seng Composite Index Series, its constituents have been revised and the index has been re-based
                to 3 January 2000.
            Launched on 23 September 2002, high and low indices for 2002 refer to the period from 23 September to end December 2002.
            Launched on 20 January 2003, high and low indices for 2003 refer to the period from 20 January 2003 to end December 2003.
            S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index and S&P/HKEx GEM Index were launched on 3 March 2003.  Relevant series were backdated to 1998 
                and 2001 respectively.
            Year-end figures. 
            Launched on 25 November 1999.