BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.67 percent to 3,823.62 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 3.44 percent lower at 12,858.75 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by the two indices totaled about 1.7 trillion yuan (about 252.2 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.65 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Auto and wind power equipment shares led the gains, while precious metals and consumer electronics stocks were among the biggest decliners.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 4.53 percent to close at 3,139.82 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 4.31 percent lower at 1,836.09 points. ■
