Chinese shares close higher Monday

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.12 percent to 3,597.94 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.44 percent higher at 11,217.58 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 1.74 trillion yuan (about 2.43 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.79 trillion yuan the previous trading day.

Stocks related to copper clad laminate and printed circuit board led the gains, while stocks related to coal and antimony suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, increased 0.96 percent to close at 2,362.6 points. ■