Stock Exchange Listing
In late 2005, China Construction Bank made an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK: 0939). Since its listing, the share price has risen about 50% (since Feb 2006). In late 2007, it made China's second-largest initial public offering of 57.12 billion Renminbi yuan (US$7.6 billion) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 601939).
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