{{Short description|Chinese companies listed on the Singapore Exchange}} '''S chips''' ({{zh|c=S股}}) are Chinese companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. Their shares are known as '''S shares'''. S chips are incorporated in Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} and have their business operations in mainland China.
Some S chips were beset by corporate governance and accounting problems, resulting in reputational issues that led to share price declines in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green |first=Kirsty |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123668027115082001 |title=Where the S-Chips Fall - WSJ |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2009-03-10 |access-date=2015-03-14}}</ref> The main difference between S chips and P chips is the exchange on which they are traded.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
An index that covers the prices of S-Chips is the FTSE ST China Index.<ref>[http://www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE_ST_Index_Series/index.jsp FTSE ST Index Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026042334/http://www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE_ST_Index_Series/index.jsp |date=2009-10-26 }}</ref> From January 2008 to October 2009, the FTSE ST China Index had a return of −60%, as opposed to a return of −20% for the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which covers the prices of H shares.
==See also== * Chip * A share * B share * Red chip * P chip * Blue chip * N share * L share * G share * China Concepts Stock * Green chip
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Category:Stock market terminology Category:Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange Category:Singapore Exchange Category:Economy of Singapore Category:Finance in China