The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE; ) is a
stock exchange based in the city of
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...
, in the People's Republic of China. It is one of three stock exchanges operating independently in
Mainland China
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, the others being the
Beijing Stock Exchange
The Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE; ) is a stock exchange based in Beijing, China. It is one of the three stock exchanges operating independently in mainland China, the others being the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
H ...
and the
Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is situated in the
Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
There are two theori ...
district of Shenzhen.
With a
market capitalization of its listed companies around US$2.504 trillion in 2019, it is the
7th largest stock exchange in the world, and 4th largest in
East Asia
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and
Asia
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.
History
On December 1, 1990, Shenzhen Stock Exchange was founded.
In January 1992,
Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour saved China's
capital market and the two stock exchanges (the other is
Shanghai Stock Exchange).
In July 1997, the
State Council of China
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decided that the Shenzhen Stock Exchange would be directly managed by the
China Securities Regulatory Commission. In May 2004, the SME Board was launched.
In October 2009, the ChiNext market () was inaugurated.
State-owned companies
Many of the companies within this market are subsidiaries of companies in which the Chinese government maintains controlling interest.
Hours
The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:15am to 09:25am and normal trading sessions from 09:30am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 3:00pm
China Standard Time
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(
UTC+08:00) on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.
ChiNext
The exchange opened the
ChiNext board (),
a
NASDAQ
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-type exchange for high-growth, high-tech start-ups, on October 23, 2009.
Market data
''(As of January 2021)''
[Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Overview](_blank)
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*Listed companies: 2,375
* Market capitalization: RMB 34,463,161.66million (US$5.24 trillion)
Listings
Building
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange building is a skyscraper with a height of and 49 floors. Its construction started in 2008 and was finished in 2013.The building was designed by Rem Koolhaas's firm, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. The building is located at 2012 Shennan Blvd., Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
There are two theori ...
District. With an area of 200,000 square metres, five high speed elevators and a futuristic design, the partners involved in the design and construction of this sky scraper included Rem Koolhaas, David Gianotten, Ellen van Loon and Shohei Shigematsu and construction by The Second Construction Co., Ltd of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
See also
* China Securities Regulatory Commission
* Hong Kong Stock Exchange
* Shanghai Stock Exchange
* Untraded shares
* Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour
Lists
*List of companies of China
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become one of the world's fastest-growing major economies. , it was the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China was also th ...
* List of East Asian stock exchanges
* List of stock exchanges
References
External links
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Financial services companies established in 1990
Office buildings completed in 2013
Economy of Shenzhen
Organizations based in Shenzhen
Skyscraper office buildings in Shenzhen
Stock exchanges in China
Rem Koolhaas buildings
Chinese companies established in 2013
Chinese companies established in 1990