Chinese shares close mixed Tuesday

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.29 percent to 2,802.98 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.17 percent higher at 8,268.05 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 580.6 billion yuan (about 81.65 billion U.S. dollars), down from 705.73 billion yuan recorded on the previous trading day.
Shares related to the brown goods sector led the gains, while the banking and insurance as well as the oil and gas exploitation sectors suffered major losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.26 percent to close at 1,556.32 points on Tuesday. ■