China stocks open higher on Wednesday

Chinese stocks opened higher on Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.28 percent to open at 4,924.38 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 17,626.92 points, up 0.81 percent, Xinhua news agency reported.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened at 3,949.28 points.