Chinese shares open higher Friday
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BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) - Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17 percent to open at 2,982.34 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.21 percent higher at 9,665.81 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.26 percent to open at 1,662.61 points Friday.