(Yicai Global) June 17 -- Chinese stock markets started the day slightly higher, following surges in the US, after Beijing lifted its state of emergency to level three from level two yesterday amid a new Covid-19 outbreak.

The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.03 percent to 2,932.67. The Shenzhen Component Index started 0.19 percent up at 1,421.03. The ChiNext, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, began 0.2 percent higher at 2,265.09.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 2.04 percent up last night, while the Nasdaq Composite Index soared 1.9 percent. The S&P 500 rose 1.75 percent.

Editor: Emmi Laine