Chinese shares concluded the Tuesday trading slightly higher, with power, coal, oil and new energy stocks leading the upward movement.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended the daily trading at3,523.41 points, 48.68 points, or 1.40 percent, higher than the previous close.

The Shenzhen Component Index for the smaller stock exchange in Shenzhen gained 98.38 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 12,880.88 points.

Combined turnover on the two bourses shrank further to 145.42 billion yuan (20.8 billion U.S. dollars), down from 161.2 billion yuan for the previous trading day.