BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.54 percent to 3,924.08 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.39 percent higher at 13,329.99 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.04 trillion yuan (about 288 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.73 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Shares related to computing hardware led the gains, while coal, precious metals, and oil and gas sectors were among the top decliners.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.6 percent to close at 3,190.27 points. ■
