BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.23 percent to 3,384.1 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.58 percent higher at 10,203.5 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 1.29 trillion yuan (about $180 billion), higher than 1.15 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to media, entertainment and electronic information led the gains, while those in the food and bio-medicine sectors were among the biggest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.17 percent to close at 2,048.61 points Thursday.