BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.10 percent to 3,649.18 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.57 percent lower at 11,175.78 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.66 trillion yuan (around 247.14 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.12 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Shares related to the genetically modified organisms, planting and forestry, and banking sectors were among the top gainers, while those in electronic components and co-packaged optics led the declines.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 3.96 percent to close at 2,465.23 points on Friday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.24 percent lower on Friday at 1,496.36 points. ■
