[HIGHLIGHTS] Stock market: Shanghai opens at +0.27%, Shenzhen at +0.40% - Breaking news

Shanghai Composite index initially rises by 0.27%, to 3,018.92 points. Shenzhen registers a gain of 0.40%, to 1,739.50.

Financial center of Hong Kong, however, closed for the holidays. The Chinese stock markets open the session on the rise: the Shanghai Composite index opens at +0.27%. The Shenzhen Composite index begins the session at -0.40%. The Hang Seng Index opens at -1.02%.