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ChiNext Index opens lower Thursday

Xinhua,April 20, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.37 percent to open at 1,815.45 points on Thursday.

The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, are major indices reflecting the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

The ChiNext Board, which started trading on Oct. 30, 2009, mainly lists hi-tech companies and those with high growth potential. Enditem