Chinese shares open slightly lower tracking Wall Street losses

Special Report: Global Financial Crisis

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares opened slightly lower on Friday following Wall Street overnight losses.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.41 percent to 2,586.76. The Shenzhen Component Index went down 0.94 percent to 10,014.25 at the opening.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 1.2 percent to 8,409.85, while the broader Standard Poor's 500 index fell 1.32 percent to 907.39.