BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.02 percent to open at 2,905.76 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.30 percent higher at 9,474.57 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.27 percent to open at 1,631.92 points Tuesday.