BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.55 percent to 3,976.52 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.19 percent higher at 13,404.06 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.11 trillion yuan ($297.74 billion), down from 2.32 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to the media and entertainment, shipbuilding, and coal sectors led the gains, while those in non-ferrous metals, chemical fibers and environmental protection industries saw major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.29 percent to close at 3,196.87 points.