BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.02 percent to close at 1,434.31 points Friday.
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.