Chinese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.44 percent to close at 3,153.74 points.

The smaller Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.04 percent higher at 10,224.82 points.

Total turnover on the two bourses shrank to 357 billion yuan (about 53 billion U.S. dollars) from 387 billion yuan the previous trading day.

The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was up 1.13 percent to close at 1,795.63 points.

Shares related to new energy vehicles performed well after data showed both production and sales in China surged in May despite a cut in government subsidies.

A total of 45,000 NEVs were sold in May, up 28.4 percent year on year while 51,000 NEVs were produced, up 38.2 percent year on year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed Monday.

Altogether 13 related shares surged by the daily limit of 10 percent, with Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., Ltd rising 10 percent to end the day at 20.19 yuan per share.

On the liquidity side, China's central bank injected 50 billion yuan into the financial system via open market operations Tuesday to maintain stable liquidity.

The operations included 10 billion yuan of seven-day reverse repos to yield 2.45 percent, and 40 billion yuan of 28-day contracts to yield 2.75 percent, according to a central bank statement.