Chinese shares open lower on Tuesday

Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.09 percent, at 3,031.3 points.

The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.08 percent lower at 10,600.8 points. The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened flat at 2,283.21 points, Xinhua reported.