Chinese shares close mixed Tuesday

Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.17 percent to 4,145.37 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.12 percent higher at 15,876.16 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 3.24 trillion yuan (about 474.46 billion U.S. dollars), expanding from 3.2 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Sectors such as gold, non-ferrous aluminum, securities firms, and steel led the gains, while computing power leasing, semiconductors, military industry, and commercial aerospace were among the top decliners.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.54 percent to close at 4,043.07 points.

Chinese shares close mixed Tuesday

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.03 percent to close at 25,599.45 points.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 0.30 percent to end at 8,576.89 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 1.59 percent to end at 4,946.88 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 0.03 pct lower