BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.1 percent to 3,689.91 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.19 percent higher at 11,471.09 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 2.12 trillion yuan (around 315.68 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.04 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Shares in the photovoltaic, precious metals and computing power leasing sectors led the gains, while coal, banking and brokerage stocks posted notable losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.87 percent to close at 2,566.8 points on Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.38 percent higher on Thursday at 1,546.42 points. ■
