BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.11 percent to open at 2,970.97 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.36 percent higher at 10,040.26 points. 

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.31 percent to open at 1,760.8 points.