China Stocks Open Higher; Shanghai Composite Up 0.42%

The dispersion is the story here: the STAR 50's 2.13% gain dwarfs the main board's modest rise, pointing to a tech-led rather than broad-based open. That matters for anyone tracking China exposure, since the growth-heavy ChiNext and STAR boards are outperforming the blue-chip CSI 300, a pattern that suggests risk appetite is concentrated in smaller, tech-oriented names. Whether that leadership holds through the session, or fades as it often does after a strong open, is the open question worth watching.