(Yicai Global) Jan. 6 -- China’s mainland stock markets opened higher today while the CSI 300 Index reached a 12-year peak, led by dairy, oil exploration, and pork shares.

The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.06 percent to 3,530.91. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.49 percent to 15,221.44. The ChiNext, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, opened 0.51 percent higher at 3,113.85.

The CSI 300 Index, which tracks the performance of 300 top stocks traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets, began 0.34 percent higher, and soon rose to 5,431.16, the highest since January 2008.

Shares related to fabric dyeing and military equipment were sliding.

Editor: Emmi Laine