(Yicai Global) May 13 -- Chinese bourses' opened lower after crumpling US stock markets erased their gains of yesterday.

The Shanghai Composite Index set out 0.3 percent down at 2,882.96, while the Shenzhen Component Index dropped 0.34 percent to 10,978.31. The ChiNext Price Index, which that tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, fell 0.19 percent to 2,120.01.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.89 percent yesterday, the Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 2.06 percent and the S&P 500 index tumbled 2.05 percent.

Editor: Ben Armour