BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.39 percent to 3,730.92 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.13 percent higher at 11,817.42 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.44 trillion yuan (around 214.26 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.56 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Stocks related to robotics, banking and defense led the gains, while those in sectors such as agriculture, real estate, retail and batteries were the leading decliners.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.94 percent to close at 2,746.29 points on Monday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.86 percent lower on Monday at 1,570.40 points. ■
