China's low carbon index officially released

Business News Agency February 17th The booming Chinese clean energy and technology sector now has a "benchmark" in the capital market. The China Low Carbon Index officially released on February 16th reflects the overall performance of domestic and foreign listed companies in related fields in China and provides investors with new investment targets.

China's low-carbon index base date was December 31, 2006, with a base point of 1,000 points and a code of H11113, referred to as "China's low-carbon". The China Low Carbon Index closed at 5690.1747 points on the 15th and opened at 5674.1245 points on the 16th.

It is understood that China's low-carbon index was originally issued jointly by Advantage Capital and Beijing Environment Exchange in June 2010. After the introduction of China Securities Index Co., Ltd. as a partner, the three parties jointly adjusted and optimized the original preparation plan. According to the latest compilation plan, the sample stocks of China's low-carbon index consist of headquarters in the mainland of China and outstanding performance in the low-carbon economy, consisting of 40 companies listed in the Mainland, Hong Kong and the United States.

The main characteristics of China's low-carbon index include: a wide range of coverage, including A-share companies in addition to A-share companies, including outstanding Chinese companies listed overseas; excellent and excellent selection, selection in addition to low-carbon business income, market value, and liquidity In addition to traditional indicators, comprehensive evaluations were also conducted on the profitability, capital expansion, growth potential, and technological innovation of the candidate sample stocks, thereby enhancing the investability of the index.

According to statistics, as of January 14, 2011, the total market value of China's low carbon index sample stocks was 823.6 billion yuan, and the free float adjustment market value was 404.7 billion yuan***.

Ma Zhigang, general manager of China Securities Index Co., Ltd., said that the release of China's low-carbon index will help raise public awareness of low-carbon economy and capital investment, and will play a positive role in promoting the overall development of China's low-carbon industry.

Xiong Yan, chairman of the Beijing Environment Exchange, said that China's low-carbon index has been recognized as an important benchmark for clean energy and technology in China. It is believed that the official release of this index will further attract the attention of the capital market to the index and constituent companies.

Gu Yimei, Managing Director of Merit Capital and the head of Emerging Asia in Asia, said that the preparation of China's low-carbon index will help improve the reputation of China's low-carbon companies and continue to promote the development of China's low-carbon industry's financial market.

China's low-carbon index is adjusted twice a year on a regular basis, and the adjustment time is the first trading day in January and July of each year, and temporary adjustments are made in special circumstances.