BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.12 percent to 3,735.37 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.14 percent lower at 11,801.29 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.46 trillion yuan (around 217.26 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.44 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Medical device and furniture stocks led the gains, while ceramics and shipbuilding shares were among the biggest decliners.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.26 percent to close at 2,739.2 points Tuesday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.13 percent higher at 1,603.89 points on Tuesday. ■
