BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.39 percent to 3,936.52 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.64 percent lower at 13,636.07 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by these two indices stood at around 1.78 trillion yuan (about 263.8 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.15 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Glass substrate, scientific instrument and semiconductor sectors were among the biggest winners, while sectors of coal, film and television, and oil and gas posted losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.6 percent to close at 3,379.61 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.29 percent higher at 1,968.50 points. ■
