BEIJING - Chinese stocks kept Monday's upward trend to end higher Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.14 percent to 2,927.08 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.17 percent, or 21.59 points, to end at 12,926.62.

Total turnover fell to 284.51 billion yuan ($42.78 billion) from 290.74 billion yuan the previous trading day.

Winners outnumbered losers 643 to 228 in Shanghai and 888 to 221 in Shenzhen.