BEIJING - Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.28 percent to 3,352 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.93 percent higher at 10,197.66 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 1.29 trillion yuan (roughly $179 billion), down from 1.47 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to aircraft manufacturing and motorbike industries led the gains, while those linked to the ceramic, as well as pesticide and fertilizer sectors were among the biggest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.65 percent to close at 2,029.45 points Thursday.