Mainland stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Monday, led by a rally in Apple suppliers and chip shares, as investors digested positive signals from high-level Sino-US talks.

In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index ended 200 points, or 0.76 percent, down at 26,344.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.22 percent at 3,828 after swinging between gains and losses while the Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.67 percent higher at 13,157.

Stocks related to precious metals and consumer electronics led gains while those linked to tourism, film and cinema saw notable declines.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.55 percent to close at 3,107. (Reuters/Xinhua)