BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.47 percent to 3,959.62 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.33 percent higher at 13,531.41 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 1.92 trillion yuan (about 272.8 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.88 trillion yuan the previous trading day.
Stocks related to aircraft manufacturing and ceramics led the gains, while shares in the furniture and tourism sectors saw major declines.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.3 percent to close at 3,239.34 points Thursday. ■
