BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.09 percent to 3,454.79 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.61 percent lower at 10,412.63 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 1.38 trillion yuan (about 192.9 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.47 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Shares in the papermaking and cement industries led the gains, while those in aircraft manufacturing and electronic information sectors suffered the most.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.13 percent to close at 2,123.72 points on Wednesday. ■
