Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS): Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edging up 0.61 percent to open at 3,358.30 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.65 percent higher at 11,301.94 points. The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 0.84 percent higher at 2,424.62 points, reported Xinhua.