China stocks open mixed on Thursday

Chinese stocks opened mixed on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent, to open at 4,372.82.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 15,210.75, up 0.25 percent.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 0.55 percent lower at 3,174.45 points.