Chinese shares opened lower on Thursday, June 18: China's Shanghai Composite Index down 13.85 points (-0.34%) at 4,094.23; Shenzhen Composite Index down 54.16 points (-0.34%) at 15,826.79; CSI 300 Index down 15.34 points (-0.31%) at 4,916.04; ChiNext

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Chinese shares opened lower on Thursday, June 18: China's Shanghai Composite Index down 13.85 points (-0.34%) at 4,094.23; Shenzhen Composite Index down 54.16 points (-0.34%) at 15,826.79; CSI 300 Index down 15.34 points (-0.31%) at 4,916.04; ChiNext Index down 13.43 points (-0.32%) at 4,153.62; STAR 50 Index down 3.75 points (-0.20%) at 1,837.07.

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