BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) - Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent to open at 3,081.46 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.31 percent higher at 11,001.68 points. 

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.28 percent to open at 1,935.3 points Friday.