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The article reports on the outstanding performance of Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2009. The Nikkei newspaper has cited that Shanghai overtook Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. in the global ranking, in references with the World Federation of Exchanges. It estimates that Shanghai's shares worth 5.01 trillion dollars compared with 4.07 trillion dollars on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2009. It cites that the reason behind the turnover is the increased new share sales.

The article reports that China CNR Corp, rail and subway cars manufacturer of China had an unsatisfactory listing debut in Shanghai, China. Its initial public offering (IPO) price was 5.56 yuan and increased to 5.69 yuan, a rise of 2.3 percent. It informs that CNR became the second company to have less than 10 percent rise on the first day in 2009. The company was reorganized from state owned China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry (Group) Corp. in 2008.