BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.19 percent, at 2,810.02 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.47 percent higher at 10,501.15 points.

ChiNext Index closes higher

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.6 percent to close at 2,030.72 points.

The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.