BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.5 percent to 3,926.96 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.87 percent lower at 14,289.44 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by these two indices stood at 2.55 trillion yuan (about 375.62 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.15 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and power stocks rallied, while precious metals shares suffered notable losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.45 percent to close at 3,586.04 points on Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.75 percent lower on Thursday at 2,004.58 points. ■
