Aug 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened lower on Wednesday as oil prices tumbled after weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data clouded the outlook for the global economy.

At 9:32 a.m. ET (13:32 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 142.59 points, or 0.71%, at 20,037.22. (Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)