Beijing, Dec 15 (IANS) Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.29 percent to close at 3,510.35 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index gained 0.76 percent to close at 12,495.25 points, Xinhua reported.
The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, jumped 1.34 percent to close at 2,745.7 points.