(Yicai Global) July 20 -- Chinese stock markets opened slightly higher as investors went snuffling for bargains after shares fell 5 percent overall last week.

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.83 percent to 3,243.91 at the opening, while the Shenzhen Component Index hopped 1.44 percent to 13,303.80. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, jumped 1.7 percent to 2,707.61.

Editor: Ben Armour