(Yicai Global) Sept. 10 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland opened slightly higher after yesterday's rise, with communications shares among the top gainers.

The Shanghai Composite Index started 0.09 percent higher at 3,027.46. The Shenzhen Component Index was up 0.04 percent at 10,005.81, and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, began 0.02 percent higher at 1,733.63.

Communications shares were 3 percent at the open.