Chinese shares open higher Tuesday

Chinese shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.30 percent to open at 3,085.74.

The Shenzhen Component Index added 0.31 percent to open at 12,754.70.

The ChiNext exchange, the country's start-up board for small and medium-sized companies, continued to plunge at the opening with most stocks falling, after 20 of its 28 stocks down 10 percent, the daily limit, on Monday.

Source:Xinhua