BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.51 percent to 3,807.29 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.23 percent lower at 12,510.6 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.12 trillion yuan (about $298.6 billion), down from 2.42 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Stocks in the apparel, motorcycle and finance sectors led the gains, while those related to textile machinery and medical devices suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.23 percent to close at 2,867.97 points Tuesday.