BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.67 percent to 3,061.83 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.72 percent higher at 10,178.96 points. The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.88 percent to open at 1,741.33 points.

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)