BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were added to China's New Third Board over the past week, latest data showed.
The newcomers brought the total number of companies listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotation (NEEQ) system to 11,038.
Weekly turnover on the board was about 3.75 billion yuan (about 540 million U.S. dollars) during the period, down 49.5 percent from a week ago.
The NEEQ debuted in 2006 as an experimental platform for small, non-listed high-tech enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park, Beijing. The present system was officially established on Jan. 16, 2013.
It complements the country's existing stock exchanges, the SME board and the ChiNext board. The board is seen as an easy financing channel with low costs and simple listing procedures.
