} ?>
(Yicai Global) July 22 -- The Shanghai Stock Exchange's new Star Market, a Nasdaq-style science and technology board, started trading at 9.30 a.m. today, marking a historic moment for China's capital markets. Twenty-five companies debuted.
Officials prepare to bang the opening gong.
Officials sign listing and registration documents.
A price screen shows all stocks soaring after the new market opened. (In China, the color red indicates gains.)
Jiang Feng, general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, makes a speech at the opening ceremony.
Representatives from the first batch of companies to list on the Star Market take a group photo in the stock exchange's lobby.