B-share (mainland China)

B shares (Chinese: B股, officially Domestically Listed Foreign Investment Shares) on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges refers to those that are traded in foreign currencies. Shares that are traded on the two mainland Chinese stock exchanges in Renminbi, the currency in mainland China, are called A shares.[1]

  1. ^ He, Yan (2006). "Chapter 15: Chinese A and B Shares". In Lee, Cheng-Few; Lee, Alice C. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Finance. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-0-387-26284-0.