Chinese shares opened slightly lower Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.04 percent to 2,861.39.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.13 percent lower to 12,476.04.
Chinese shares crept 0.25 percent higher Wednesday after international gold prices rebounded to above 1,400 U.S. dollars per ounce due to escalating violence in the Middle East and North Africa.
