Update: Chinese shares close lower Tuesday

BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.41 percent to 3,960.19 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.71 percent lower at 13,175.22 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at nearly 1.92 trillion yuan (about 270.9 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.11 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to forestry and banking led the gains, while those related to nonferrous metals and lithium mines suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.96 percent to close at 3,134.09 points on Tuesday. ■