BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.1 percent to 4,129.1 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.63 percent lower at 14,374.87 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 2.44 trillion yuan (about 353.83 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.51 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

The green electricity, chemical engineering and coal sectors led the gains, while shares in the gas turbine sector suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.96 percent on Thursday to close at 3,317.52 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.01 percent lower at 1,756.14 points on Thursday.