BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) - Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.02 percent to open at 2,792.98 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 1.43 percent higher at 10,300.62 points. 

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 1.48 percent to open at 1,955.87 points Friday.