Chinese shares opened slightly higher on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.19 percent to open at 3,260.45 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index edged up 0.53 percent to 13,942.24 points at the opening.
Monthly economic figures for November concerning industrial output, urban fixed-asset investment, export and import, and inflation are expected to be released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Friday.
It is forecasted that China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, is to see a year-on-year growth between 0.5 percent to 0.6 percent in November, ending nine months of decline.
