Chinese shares open higher

Beijing Feb 21 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.07 per cent at 3 242.22 points.

The smaller Shenzhen Component index opened 0.1 per cent higher at 10 338.87 points Xinhua news agency reported.

The ChiNext Index China s NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises was up 0.1 per cent to open at 1 896.86 points.

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