Chinese shares close lower Thursday

Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.48 percent to 3,658.03 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.97 percent lower at 11,357.32 points.

Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.53 trillion yuan (around 227.7 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.44 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

On the market, motor manufacturers and construction machinery companies led the gains, while cinema operators, horse racing-related stocks and media and entertainment companies were among the biggest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 4.37 percent to close at 2,576.9 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.32 percent lower at 1,549.49 points on Thursday.

Chinese shares close lower Thursday

Chinese shares close lower Thursday

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 3.03 percent to close at 22,934.68 points.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slumped 3.2 percent to 7,689.19 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index plunged 5.03 percent to 3,793.93 points.

Hong Kong stocks close lower as Hang Seng dives 3.03 pct