BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.88 percent to 3,767.23 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.97 percent lower at 12,110.59 points.

Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.41 trillion yuan ($209.67 billion), down from 1.68 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Stocks related to short drama production, publishing, and film and television led the gains, while those in the back contact battery and co-packaged optics sectors saw the biggest declines.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 3.10 percent to close at 2,866.76 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.97 percent lower at 1,631.93 points.