H shares

H shares (Chinese: H股) refer to the shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the . Many companies float their shares simultaneously on the Hong Kong market and one of the two mainland Chinese .

H shares are also held by a proxy company HKSCC Nominees Limited.

Price discrepancies between the H shares and the A share counterparts of the same company are not uncommon. A shares generally trade at a premium to H shares as the People's Republic of China government restricts mainland Chinese people from investing abroad and foreigners from investing in the A-share markets in mainland China.

The index for H shares was called Hang Seng China Enterprises Index. (Chinese: 恒生中國企業指數).

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