BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.21 percent to 3,169.51 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.49 percent higher at 11,506.79 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 747.2 billion yuan (about 110.5 billion U.S. dollars), down from 807.17 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares in the auto production and semiconductor sectors led the gains, while those related to education and shipping suffered losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.38 percent to close at 2,474.01 points Tuesday.