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BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.49 percent, at 2,783.05 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.73 percent lower at 10,223.16 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.37 percent to close at 1,923.08 points.