China's stock market capitalization hits new high by end of February

2月底中国股市市值再创新高

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The total market capitalization of the Chinese domestic stock market hit a record high at the end of February by exceeding 116.8 trillion yuan (about 16.95 trillion U.S. dollars), according to the China Association for Public Companies.

新华社北京 3 月 25 日电 中国上市公司协会数据显示，2 月末中国境内股票市场总市值突破 116.8 万亿元人民币（约合 16.95 万亿美元），创历史新高。

The figure marked an increase of 34 percent year on year, a monthly report published by the association showed on Wednesday.

该协会周三发布的月度报告显示，该数字同比增长34%。

Sectors related to manufacturing, scientific research and technical services each saw their market capitalization rise by more than 40 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the report.

报告显示，与去年同期相比，制造、科学研究和技术服务相关行业的市值均增长了40%以上。

At the end of February, a total of 5,492 companies were listed on the domestic stock market, with 2,310 listed on the Shanghai stock exchange.

2月末，境内股票市场共有5492家公司上市，其中上交所2310家。

Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on the Shenzhen and Beijing bourses stood at 2,887 and 295, respectively, the report showed.

与此同时，报告显示，深圳和北京证券交易所的上市公司数量分别为2887家和295家。

State-owned holding companies accounted for 27 percent of all listed firms, and privately owned holding firms for 63 percent.

国有控股公司占所有上市公司的27%，私营控股公司占63%。

In February alone, the number of companies with market value exceeding 100 billion yuan increased by 12, those with a market value ranging from 10 billion to 100 billion yuan went up by 67, while the number of companies valued below 2 billion yuan further declined.

仅2月份，市值超千亿元的公司数量新增 12 家，市值介于百亿元至千亿元之间的公司数量增加 67 家，而估值低于 20 亿元的公司数量则进一步回落。

Eight companies, including seven manufacturing firms, made initial public offerings on the domestic stock market during the month, raising a combined total of nearly 6.08 billion yuan, the report showed.

报告显示，当月境内股票市场共有8家企业完成首次公开发行募股，其中制造业企业7家，合计募资近60.8亿元。