BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.54 percent, at 2,991.56 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.71 percent higher at 9,938.61 points.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.79 percent to close at 1,713.29 points.