(Yicai Global) Oct. 18 -- Chinese mainland stock markets opened higher this morning as investors waiting for the key third-quarter economic data.
 

The Shanghai Composite Index kicked off 0.17 percent up at 2,982.34, while the Shenzhen Component Index started out 0.21 percent stronger at 9,665.81. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, began the day 0.26 percent higher at 1,662.61.

China's National Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release the nation's third-quarter economic data today.

Editor: Ben Armour