BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent to 4,113.65 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.97 percent lower at 14,155.63 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 2.78 trillion yuan (about $397.11 billion), up from 2.71 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Chemical engineering, precious metals and real estate stocks led the gains, while shares in the computing power hardware and commercial spaceflight sectors suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.79 percent to close at 3,277.98 points on Tuesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.65 percent lower on Tuesday at 1,820.48 points.