BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.02 percent to 3,473.13 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.7 percent lower at 10,435.51 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 1.21 trillion yuan (about 169.22 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.43 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
The power and ceramics sectors emerged as the top performers, while biopharmaceutical and brewing stocks faced significant downward pressure.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.21 percent to close at 2,130.19 points on Monday. ■
