(Yicai Global) March 25 -- China's mainland stock markets held to their rising trend since yesterday, opening higher this morning, driven by auto shares.

The Shanghai Composite Index opened 1.94 percent higher to 2,775.30. The  Shenzhen Component Index climbed 2.52 percent to 10,171.46. The ChiNext  Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, gained 2.56 percent to 1,924.99.

Auto makers' stocks led gainers at the starting bell, rising over 3 percent. Beijing is studying measures to stimulate car consumption, China's Ministry of Commerce announced on its website yesterday.

Editor: Ben Armour