BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.51 percent to open at 2,993.98 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.68 percent higher at 9,985.20 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.51 percent to open at 1,724.40 points.