On Sep 21, China's Shanghai Composite Index opened up 8.4 points (0.21%) at 3,920.27; Shenzhen Composite Index opened up 75.35 points (0.55%) at 13,716.22; CSI 300 Index opened up 16.95 points (0.38%) at 4,524.34; ChiNext Index opened up 31.22 points (0.93%) at 3,403.90; STAR 50 Index opened up 16.57 points (1.0%) at 1,669.20.

The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council General Office issued Opinions on advancing classified higher‑education reform, setting out a systematic plan. The document instructs reforms to be guided by Xi Jinping Thought, to uphold the Party’s overall leadership and socialist orientation and to adhere to the ‘seek progress while maintaining stability’ principle; it calls for adapting to higher‑education universalization and demographic shifts, aligning talent development with national strategic needs, and using overall planning, category‑specific reform and scientific evaluation to build a stronger, more excellent higher‑education system and accelerate construction of an education‑strong China.

A股光纖概念盤中震盪拉昇，特發信息反包漲停，此前華脈科技4天2板，亨通光電、匯源通信、神宇股份、中天科技、長飛光纖跟漲。