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Chinese mainland shares close higher

Chinese mainland stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.41 percent to 3379.83 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.33 percent higher at 10861.16 points. The combined turnover of these two indexes stood at about 1.48 trillion yuan ($206.3 billion), down from 1.51 trillion yuan the previous trading day.

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