(Yicai Global) April 26 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland begin this morning down as fuel cell and hydrogen energy sector shares tumbled.

The Shanghai Composite Index began down 0.5 percent at 3,108.16, while the Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.55 percent lower at 9,852.62. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, started the day at 1,664.04, down 0.36 percent.

Fentanyl, voice technology and stocks related to the Association of Southeast Nations Free Trade Area bucked the decline.

Editor: James Boynton