Chinese stocks opened lower Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.22 percent to open at 2,164.27.


Ex-Treasury Chief Sees No Hard Landing for China

BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened lower Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.22 percent to open at 2,164.27.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.27 percent lower at 9,488.89.
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