China's Shanghai Composite Index opened Oct 9 down 7.81 points (-0.21%) at
3,804.09; Shenzhen Composite Index opened down 63.88 points (-0.51%) at
12,557.01; CSI 300 Index opened down 13.03 points (-0.30%) at 4,297.25; ChiNext
Index opened down 15.33 points (-0.50%) at 3,021.33; STAR 50 Index opened down
14.60 points (-1.00%) at 1,441.72.