Beijing, Sep 11 (IANS): Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.26 percent to open at 3,189.48 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.16 percent lower at 10,408.41 points, Xinhua reported.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 0.01 percent lower at 2,039.01 points.