BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.73 percent to open at 2,767.31 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index opened 1.04 percent higher at 10,008.03 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.87 percent to open at 1,876.69 points.