SSE Equities Introduction
A-shares, or RMB-denominated common shares, refer to ordinary shares issued by companies incorporated and listed in mainland China and subscribed and traded in RMB.
B-shares refer to RMB-denominated special shares subscribed and traded in foreign currencies. B-shares are foreign investment shares listed and traded in mainland China exchanges, i.e. Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. They are issued by companies incorporated and listed in mainland China.
Chinese Depository Receipts (CDRs) are certificates issued by mainland China custodian banks, representing the listed shares that are deposited by foreign listed companies (Hong Kong companies included) in their local depositary banks. CDRs are listed on the A-share market in mainland China and are traded and settled in RMB by mainland China investors.
Market Statistics
Performance of Listed Companies
| SSE Main Board | |
|---|---|
| Total Revenue | USD 6.9 tn (RMB 49.57 tn) |
| Total Net Profit | USD 0.6 tn (RMB 4.35 tn) |
| ·Over 80% of companies were profitable | |
| ·230 companies recorded net profit growth of over 30% | |
| ·Total revenue and net profit of Main Board companies both grew at a compound rate of 5% over the past 5 years | |
| SSE STAR Market | |
|---|---|
| Total Revenue | USD 0.2 tn (RMB 1.42 tn) |
| Total Net Profit | USD 6.6 bn (RMB 47.5 bn) |
| ·70% of the companies recorded growth in revenue | |
| ·50% of the companies recorded growth in net profit | |
Source: SSE, Wind, as of June 2025