China Telecom Enters The FTSE All-World Index

FTSE Group announced on Friday 15 November that it will add China Telecom (0728) into its FTSE All-World Index. China Telecom will be a constituent of the FTSE China Index.

Following the initial public offering China Telecom will be added to the indexes with a shares in issue total of 75,186,038,000 and an investibility weighting of 11%. The change will be effective from start of trading on Monday, 18 November 2002.

China Telecom has satisfied criteria for fast entry into the FTSE All-World Index.