Mainland stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday, led by non-ferrous metals shares, as gold prices hit record high, while Hong Kong shares edged down.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index slipped just over 27 points, or 0.11 percent, to end trading at 25,774.

The Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.07 percent at 3,919 while the Shenzhen Component Index was up 0.27 percent, at 13,368. The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 13 points, or 0.41 percent, to close at 3,205.

The combined turnover of the main Shanghai and Shenzhen indexes was 1.9 trillion yuan, up from 1.86 trillion yuan on Monday.

Stocks related to ceramics and furniture led gains while shares in the plastics and aircraft manufacturing sectors saw major declines.

Non-ferrous metal shares led onshore gains, rising up to 2 percent, with Shandong Gold rose nearly 7 percent. ⁠

China will step up urban renewal and efforts to stabilise its property market in 2026 at the start of its latest Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), according to a ‌readout of a housing policy conference released on Tuesday.

The CSI 300 Real ‍Estate Index was down 0.3 percent. (Reuters/Xinhua)