(Yicai Global) April 3 -- China's mainland stock markets opened lower this morning despite oil stocks charging out of the gates.

The Shanghai Composite opened 0.25 percent lower at 2,773.58, while the Shenzhen Component Index started 0.23 percent lower at 10,155.56. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, opened down 0.22 percent at 1,912.74.

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