The China CleanTech Index outperformed three of its four benchmarks for the month of September 2015 and recorded a loss of 3.1%. Over the third quarter of 2015, the Index recorded a loss of 24.0% outperforming only the Shanghai Composite.
The China CleanTech Index underperformed two of its four benchmarks for the month of August 2015 and recorded a loss of 10.3%. This was driven by big losses across all Chinese stocks due to the volatile Shanghai stock exchange.
The China CleanTech Index recorded a 12.2% loss in July 2015 underperforming three its global benchmarks. The losses have been driven by the steep plunge across the board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
With over 160 companies falling under the coverage of the Index and with a combined market capitalisation of over 2.2 trillion Renminbi (US$370 billion), the China CleanTech Index presents a picture of the Chinese cleantech industry's growth in a single measure.
The China CleanTech Index underperformed all of its four benchmarks for the month of June 2015 and recorded a loss of 12.9%. This was driven by big losses across all Chinese stocks due to the volatile Shanghai stock exchange.
The best performing sub-indices for the month were the China Efficiency Index with a 28.9% gain and the China Waste Index with a 19.8% gain. The two weakest sub-indices through May were the China Solar Index with 24.2% loss on the back of the issues at Hanergy and the China Hydro Index with a 5.7% loss.
The China CleanTech Index rose from 64.25 to 74.57 over the month of April recording a 16.1% gain. This compared to the NEX gain of 5.1%, the CTIUS gain of 1.1%, the Shanghai Composite gain of 18.5% and the MSCI gain of 2.2%.
