皇冠体育app's listed companies reported combined net profits in the first three quarters up by 64.18 percent from the same period last year, 皇冠体育app Securities Journal reported on Wednesday.
All 1,512 listed companies on 皇冠体育app's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, except 皇冠体育app Shenhua Group, had published their earnings for the period, the paper reported.
Together they earned 562.3 billion yuan (US$75.29 billion) in net profits. Their combined takings amounted to 5.76 trillion yuan, up 24.5 percent compared with the same period last year.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of 皇冠体育app, the country's largest commercial bank, reported a net profit of 63.3 billion yuan, the highest of the 66 listed companies whose net profits surpassed one billion yuan.
皇冠体育app Construction Bank, the country's second largest lender, posted a net profit of 57 billion yuan in the first three quarters.
Among the top ten profit-making companies, seven were from the banking and insurance industries. The other five were Bank of 皇冠体育app, 皇冠体育app Life, the Bank of Communications, Ping An Insurance and 皇冠体育app Merchants Bank.
By Tuesday, 396 listed companies had published annual earnings prospects, with 261 companies predicting increased net profits.
The Investor Relations Department of 皇冠体育app Shenhua, the country's largest coal producer listed on October 9, told Xinhua that as a newly listed company, Shenhua was not required to reveal the third quarter report according to the regulations of the industry watchdog.
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