BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) - Chinese stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.23 percent to open at 3,337.55 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.05 percent higher at 13,170.20 points.  

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.48 percent to open at 2,603.65 points Wednesday.