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ChiNext Index opens lower Tuesday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-24 11:03

BEIJING -- ChiNext Index opened 4.11 points, or 0.49 percent lower at 836.79 on Tuesday.

The index, officially launched on June 1, 2010, on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, has a base value of 1,000 points.

The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, makes up the three core indices reflecting the performance of China's stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.