(Yicai Global) April 18 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland opened slightly lower this morning after two straight days of gains. The Shanghai Composite Index began just 0.06 percent down at 3,261.07 while the Shenzhen Component Index opened the same percentage lower at 10,388.5. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, started down 0.13 percent at 1,715.18.

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