Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 percent to open at 3,071.06 points.

The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.18 percent higher at 10,714.54 points. The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.02 percent to open at 2,183.23 points.

Source : XINHUA