Hartcourt Companies (fka HRCT)

[BJ Palmer DC]

====== Chinese Stocks in Past One Month ======

Change in USX China Index (4/13 ~ 5/14/2004)
2949.54 ~ 2385.56 (-19.12%)
Nasdaq -8.16% (same period)
Dow -5.3% (same period)

Changes in Chinese Stocks in past one moth (4/13~5/14/2004)

Symbol / Company / Change / dividend yield in 2004

ACH (Aluminum Corp. of China) -45.6% w/div 1.16
PTR (PetroChina) -13.7% w/div 1.92
SNP (Sinopec) -13.5% w/div 1.33
SHI (Sinopec Shanghai) -50.4% w/div 0.97
BYH (Sinopec Beijing Yanhua) -49.1% w/div 0.32
CYD (China Yuchai) -15.9% w/div 0.80
YZC (Yanzhou Coal Mining) -34.9% w/div 0.69
HNP (HuaNeng Power Int’l) -22.1% w/div 2.42
CBA (Brilliance China Automotive) - 31.5% w/div 0.26
ZNH (China Southern Airlines) -27.7% w/div 0.12
CEA (China Eastern Airlines) –14.7% w/div 0.24
CHA (China Telecom) -19.3% w/div 0.94
CHL (China Mobile) -17.8% w/div 0.23
CHU (China Unicom) -26.3% w/div 0.12
JCC (Jilin Chemical) -48.7%
ETLT (Eternal Technologies) –48.9%

>> Other commonly traded stocks:
XING -26.6%
ASIA -34.4%
China -28.4
UTSI -12.0%
SOHU -36.1%
SINA -31.15%
NTES -34.2%

>> Newly issued IPO (change since debut)

SMI -37.2%
LTON -37.9%
TOMO -32.6%
LFC -30.2%
CTRP -19.7%

A related news about China’s possible rate hike issued an hour ago:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/85186/1/.ht ml