Chinese shares open higher Tuesday

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.16 percent to open at 2,819.71 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.17 percent higher at 9,176.29 points. The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.11 percent to open at 1,583.74 points.

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