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Chinese shares open 2% lower on Monday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-02 10:14

Chinese shares opened sharply lower on Monday morning, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 2.07 percent to open at 2,933.82.

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The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 2.28 percent to open at 12,016.61.

All stocks but one on the ChiNext exchange, the country's new Nasdaq-style market for small and medium-sized companies, fell by the daily limit of 10 percent at opening of Monday, the second trading day, after a soaring debut on last Friday.