BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.07 percent to 3,284.32 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.65 percent higher at 10,327.4 points.
The combined turnover of Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses reached 1.63 trillion yuan (about 230.48 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.57 trillion yuan recorded on the previous trading day.
Shares related to the electronic information and cement sectors led the gains, while the hotel and tourism sectors suffered losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.6 percent to close at 2,155.4 points on Monday. ■
