(Yicai Global) June 3 – The three benchmark indexes of Chinese mainland stock markets opened higher, with insurance companies and banks leading the pack.

The Shanghai Composite Index set out 0.31 percent up at 2,930.39, while the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.38 percent to 11,154.64. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, climbed 0.29 percent to 2,151.50.

Insurance firms' stocks increased over 2.6 percent overall in the first 10 minutes today, followed by banks at 1.6 percent up.

Editor: Ben Armour