The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 4.55 percent lower at 1,732.58 points on Thursday.
The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 4.82 percent lower at 1,456.32 points.
The sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR Market, was inaugurated in June 2019 at Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is designed to support companies in the high-tech and strategic emerging sectors.
China's STAR Composite Index closes lower Thursday
New energy vehicles (NEVs) on China's expressways consumed an average of 23 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a day during the Oct. 1-7 National Day holiday, up 51.42 percent year on year, official data showed Wednesday.
The National Energy Administration based its analysis on the 62,700 expressway charging facilities connected to its national monitoring platform. Over the week, NEVs completed 6.711 million charging sessions, consuming a total of 163 million kilowatt-hours.
The holiday has long been one of China's peak periods for travel, tourism and spending, and this year's charging figures -- logged as stations at highway service areas ran at full capacity -- point to green travel becoming a fixture of such breaks as the country's NEV fleet keeps growing.
NEV charging on China's expressways surges over 51 pct during National Day holiday
