BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.09 percent to 3,968.84 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.58 percent lower at 13,525.02 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled about 2.05 trillion yuan (about 291.66 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.14 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Stocks related to aircraft manufacturing and textile machinery led the gains, while the ceramics and chemical fiber sectors posted notable declines.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.23 percent to close at 3,203.17 points Wednesday. ■
