Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17% at 3,108.77 points. 
The smaller Shenzhen index closed 1.17% higher at 9,826.79 points, Xinhua news agency reported. 
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.02% to close at 1,867.87 points.