Finance: Listed companies profit up 8.6% (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-08-17 10:41
Total net profits at approximately 540 Chinese listed companies reached 42.7
billion yuan (5.34 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half year, surging 8.6
percent over the same period last year, according to calculations made from
half-yearly reports published up to Tuesday.
The statistics compiled by Wind Information, a consulting company that tracks
stock investment in China, are based on the half-yearly reports of more than 540
companies, nearly half the 1,340 listed companies in the country. 494 of them
were profitable. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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