Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 6.39 points, or 0.14 percent, to open at 4,483.01.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,909.06, up 37.11 points, or 0.25 percent.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, opened 27.64 points or 0.99 percent higher at 2,825.16 points.