Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS): Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edging up 0.3 percent to open at 3,401.63 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.45 percent higher at 11,426.52 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 0.66 percent higher at 2,465.11 points, Xinhua reported.