Chinese shares close higher Monday

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.53 percent to 4,018.6 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.18 percent higher at 13,427.61 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.17 trillion yuan (about 306.25 billion U.S. dollars), up from nearly 2 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to tourism, ceramics and liquor led the gains, while those related to home appliances and shipbuilding suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.92 percent to close at 3,178.83 points. ■