CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: Investors view stock prices at a securities company on October 30, 2009 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. Twenty-eight small and medium-sized firms brgan trading their shares today on ChiNext, China's Nasdaq-style market, at Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: Investors view stock prices at a securities company on October 30, 2009 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. Twenty-eight small and medium-sized firms brgan trading their shares today on ChiNext, China's Nasdaq-style market, at Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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  1. SHENZHEN, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: Delegates of the first batch of 28 selected firms for China's ChiNext pose for photos during the listing ceremony on October 30, 2009 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. China's Nasdaq-style market, ChiNext, made their debut Friday on the Shenzhen-based exchange.
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  6. Company delegates of ChiNext ring the bell at the listing ceremony in Shenzhen, Guangdong province October 30, 2009. The ChiNext stock market, China's long-awaited Nasdaq-style second board, debuted on Friday with a speculative surge that more than doubled the price of all its 28 stocks -- a good sign for firms lining up to list on China's main stock markets.
  7. Company delegates of ChiNext ring the bell at the listing ceremony in Shenzhen, Guangdong province October 30, 2009. The ChiNext stock market, China's long-awaited Nasdaq-style second board, debuted on Friday with a speculative surge that more than doubled the price of all its 28 stocks -- a good sign for firms lining up to list on China's main stock markets.
  8. Company delegates of ChiNext pose for a photo at the listing ceremony in Shenzhen, Guangdong province October 30, 2009. The ChiNext stock market, China's long-awaited Nasdaq-style second board, debuted on Friday with a speculative surge that more than doubled the price of all its 28 stocks -- a good sign for firms lining up to list on China's main stock markets.
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