BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.96 percent to 3,617.6 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.59 percent higher at 11,106.96 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 1.6 trillion yuan (roughly $224.2 billion) -- up from 1.5 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Sectors such as shipbuilding and textiles led the gains, while stocks related to bio-medicines and aircraft manufacturing suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.39 percent to close at 2,343.38 points on Tuesday.