BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.6 percent to 3,713.03 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.82 percent lower at 11,704.35 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.44 trillion yuan (around 214.3 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.46 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Pork as well as culture and media stocks led the gains, while batteries, energy metals and education shares were among the biggest decliners.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.62 percent to close at 2,694.71 points
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.08 percent lower at 1,602.62 points on Wednesday. ■
