BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.32 percent to 3,933.97 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.47 percent higher at 13,725.56 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 2.65 trillion yuan (about 372.7 billion U.S. dollars) -- up from 2.18 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to nonferrous metals, nuclear power and rare-earth permanent magnets led the gains, while stocks related to cinema chains, tourism and education suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.73 percent to close at 3,261.82 points on Thursday.