BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.52 percent to 4,177.92 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.14 percent lower at 15,745.74 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 3.36 trillion yuan (about 473.5 billion U.S. dollars), marking the seventh consecutive trading day with turnover exceeding 3 trillion yuan.
The industrial gases, pork and Chinese alcoholic drink baijiu led the gains, while those related to commercial aerospace and power grid sectors led the losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.16 percent to close at 3,951.14 points Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.36 percent lower at 2,099.56 points on Thursday. ■
