China's Shanghai Composite Index opened down 11.46 points on May 8 (Thursday), a drop of 0.34%, to 3331.21 points; China's Shenzhen Component Index opened down 22.86 points on May 8 (Thursday), a drop of 0.23%, to 10081.27 points; China's CSI 300 Index opened down 11.08 points on May 8 (Thursday), a drop of 0.29%, to 3820.55 points; China's ChiNext Index opened down 2.46 points on May 8 (Thursday), a drop of 0.12%, to 1994.05 points; China's Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index opened down 5.22 points on May 8 (Thursday), a drop of 0.51%, to 1024.97 points.