BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.31 percent, at 2,884.7 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.55 percent higher at 9,657.65 points. 

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The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.35 percent to close at 1,675.39 points Tuesday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.