BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.59 percent to 3,634.35 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.05 percent lower at 10,968.79 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.67 trillion yuan (around 248.69 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.93 trillion yuan on the previous day.
Shares related to the computing power hardware sector led the declines. Bucking the trend, the banking sector shares rose and those related to AI comic drama led the gains.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 3.32 percent to close at 2,426.08 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.74 percent lower at 1,516.41 points. ■
