At the open on Oct. 16, China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 16.32 pts (0.44%)
to 3,723.80; Shenzhen Composite Index up 148.78 pts (1.26%) to 11,965.57; CSI
300 Index up 23.25 pts (0.56%) to 4,189.26; ChiNext Index rose 48.72 pts (1.75%)
to 2,831.89; STAR 50 Index up 22.41 pts (1.65%) to 1,381.93.