Beijing, Oct 26 (IANS): Chinese shares closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.5 percent to end at 3,429.58 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.73 percent to close at 11,687.77 points, Xinhua news agency reported.
However, the ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.43 percent to close at 2,527.48 points.