BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.01 percent to 3,582.3 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.37 percent lower at 11,059.04 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at over 1.86 trillion yuan (about $260.45 billion), down from 1.89 trillion yuan the previous trading day.

Stocks related to aesthetic medicine, new medicine and insurance led the gains, while stocks related to cement and building materials and power grids suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.01 percent to close at 2,310.67 points Wednesday.