Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS): Chinese shares closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 percent to end at 3,386.7 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index advanced 0.14 percent to close at 11,391.01 points, Xinhua news agency reported.
The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.63 percent to close at 2,433.6 points.