BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.51 percent to 3,883.56 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.26 percent higher at 12,441.07 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 3.14 trillion yuan (about 441.25 billion U.S. dollars) -- up from 2.55 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Stocks related to non-ferrous metal and brewing industries led the gains, while stocks related to ceramics and motorbikes suffered major losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 3 percent to close at 2,762.99 points Monday. ■
