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European stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday.
The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index gained 0.07 percent to close at 10,694.50 points. France's CAC 40 index dropped by 0.0023 percent to finish at 7,886.96 points. Germany's DAX index rose 0.44 percent to end the session at 25,704.02 points.
European stocks close mixed Wednesday
Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.82 percent to 3,651.43 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.92 percent lower at 11,138.20 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.56 trillion yuan (around 232 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.63 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Banking, wind power equipment and coal stocks were among the gainers, while shares in computing hardware, memory chips and humanoid robotics declined sharply.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 4.45 percent to close at 2,517.59 points Thursday.
Chinese shares close lower Thursday
