Beijing Stock Exchange stands ready for trading

(ECNS) -- The nameplate of Beijing Stock Exchange office building was installed on Sunday.

The Beijing Stock Exchange aims to serve the financing needs of innovation-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. It will start trading on Monday, listing shares of 81 companies as the first batch.

More than 4 million eligible investors are expected to trade in this burse with 112 security firms already granted memberships of the stock exchange.