Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.52 %, at 3,020.46 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.42 % higher at 10,612.21 points, Xinhua news agency reported. The ChiNext Index, China`s NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.74 % to open at 2,165.85 points.