BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.82 percent to 3,651.43 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.92 percent lower at 11,138.20 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.56 trillion yuan (around 232 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.63 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Banking, wind power equipment and coal stocks were among the gainers, while shares in computing hardware, memory chips and humanoid robotics declined sharply.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 4.45 percent to close at 2,517.59 points Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 4.46 percent lower at 1,490.79 points on Thursday. ■
