(Yicai Global) Nov. 13 -- Chinese stock markets opened mixed this morning with gold stocks making solid early gains.

The Shanghai Composite Index opened down 0.06 percent at 2,913.02, while the Shenzhen Component Index started out 0.75 percent higher at 9,678.65. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks Shenzhen-listed growth enterprises, edged down 0.13 percent to begin the day at 1,673.55.

Gold stocks were up nearly 1.8 percent as of 9.50 a.m., with construction and decorating-related stocks rising 1.25 percent.