Chinese shares opened 0.86 percent higher on April 3 over an aid package agreed by the world's major economies to help revive the global economy.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up 0.86 percent to 2,446.12. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.79 percent to 9,374.85 at the opening.
World leaders at the G20 summit on London boosted markets when they announced an additional US$1 trillion? to support the International Monetary Fund and promote trade.
(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2009)