China: Stocks fall at market open

[SHANGHAI] China's major stock indexes opened down on Tuesday.

The CSI300 index fell 2.1 per cent to 3,296.53 points at 1:28 GMT, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.5 per cent to 3,157.83 points.

China CSI300 stock index futures for September fell 0.5 per cent, to 3,049.6, -246.93 points below the current value of the underlying index.

The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was up 0.1 per cent, at 21,692.78 points.

REUTERS