New Index Completes FTSE/Xinhua China A All-Share series

FTSE/Xinhua Index Ltd, (FXI) the joint venture company formed between global index provider FTSE Group, and Chinese market specialists, Xinhua Financial Network, today launch the world's first transparent index to measure the performance of small cap domestic Chinese stocks.

The FTSE/Xinhua China A Small Cap Index completes the FTSE/Xinhua China A All-Share series. The series covers 95% of the market capitalisation of China A Shares. A newly appointed Committee of local market experts will review the indices quarterly, to ensure they remain accurate and up to date.

Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE Group and a director of FXI said "FTSE/Xinhua China A All-Share series allows international investors to follow and analyse the performance of the Chinese stock market in a precise and transparent way. The series offers both institutional and retail investors a definitive measure of the Chinese market."

More details, including full constituent lists for all indices in the series can be found at www.ftse-xinhua.com