Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange today (19 November) jointly announced the introduction of the China Stock Markets Web following the May agreement between the three on the mutual exchange of securities market and listed company data.

China Stock Markets Web, integrated in the existing websites of the three participants, contains information on the securities markets in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen and companies listed in the three cities. The web, offering Chinese and English interfaces, is designed to provide a convenient service to satisfy investors growing demand for information on the three markets.

China Stock Markets Web comprises five main sections: listed companies announcements; listed companies annual, interim and quarterly reports; information on listed companies (including major shareholders, dividends and other basic financial data); share prices from the three markets and major indices from the three markets.

As data of the three securities market are directly provided by the three exchanges on a single platform, the web represents a reliable and convenient source of market information to investors. In addition to stock transaction data of the three exchanges, information about share capital data, share bonuses and majority shareholders are available. China Stock Markets Web also provides investors with other value-added services. To help investors' decision making, the web contains listed companies' finance data and comparisons of the latest trading data of a company's A and H shares.

The officials of the three exchanges said the China Stock Markets Web marked yet another step forward in the cooperation between the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and HKEx. "Through this co-operation, all three exchanges will be able to provide comprehensive data on the three securities markets at centralised locations for investors."

China Stock Markets Web is available free of charge at: