China stocks open higher Wednesday

Chinese stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.29 percent, or 9.57 points, to open at 3,256.48.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,755.18, up 0.31 percent, or 36.62 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 0.27 percent or 5.08 points higher at 1,899.39 points.