Chinese shares open mixed

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.11 per cent, at 3,051.62 points

Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.11 per cent, at 3,051.62 points.

The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.02 per cent higher at 10,743.41 points, Xinhua news agency reported.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.05 per cent to open at 2,207.43 points.