China's STAR Composite Index closes higher Wednesday

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.20 percent higher at 1,560.38 points on Wednesday.

The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 2.45 percent higher at 1,282.93 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 higher Wednesday

Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.91 percent to 3,681.47 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.02 percent higher at 11,473.18 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 3.40 percent to close at 2,634.76 points.

Chinese shares close higher Wednesday