The CSI 300 Index tracks the performance of A-share stocks listed on which exchanges?

• A. Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• B. Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges
• C. Tokyo Stock Exchange
• D. NYSE

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding what A-share stocks are and where they are traded. A-shares are shares of mainland China–based companies that are traded in Renminbi on the two mainland exchanges: Shanghai and Shenzhen. The CSI 300 index is constructed from the 300 largest and most liquid of these A-share stocks across those two exchanges, so it represents performance of A-shares listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets.

Why the others don’t fit: the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lists many Chinese companies as H-shares, which are different from A-shares and traded in HK dollars. The Tokyo Stock Exchange and the NYSE are in Japan and the United States, respectively, and track their own domestic markets, not Chinese A-shares.