Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 58.56 points, or 1.33 percent, to open at 4,355.95.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,615.53, down 127.68 points, or 0.87 percent.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 16.28 points or 0.6 percent lower at 2,689.91 points.