BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 percent to open at 3,021.47 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.07 percent lower at 10,299.05 points. 

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.18 percent to open at 1,798.4 points.