(Yicai Global) March 24 --  China's mainland stock markets rebounded to open higher this morning after yesterday's plunge, notwithstanding yesterday's ongoing slide in US markets.

The Shanghai Composite Index kicked off 1.61 percent higher at 2,703.02. The  Shenzhen Component Index climbed 2.15 percent to 9,900.22, while the ChiNext  Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, gained 2.30 percent to 1,869.04.

Editor: Ben Armour