China Stocks Open Lower Thursday

Beijing, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 2.13 percent to open at 3,432.45.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.79 percent lower at 10,953.33.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 1.1 percent lower at 2,338.11 points. (PNA/Xinhua) JBP/EBP