BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) - Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.27 percent to open at 2,998.40 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.28 percent lower at 9,853.47 points.  

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.33 percent to open at 1,699.34 points Monday.