BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.55 percent to close at 1,641.43 points Wednesday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, are major indices reflecting the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. < The ChiNext Board, which started trading on Oct. 30, 2009, mainly lists hi-tech companies and those with high growth potential.