BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.2 percent to open at 2,945.6 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.3 percent higher at 9,582.11 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.32 percent to open at 1,649.76 points.