BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.35 percent to 2,856.58 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.28 percent lower at 8,229.75 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 509.56 billion yuan (about 71.46 billion U.S. dollars), down from 557.78 billion yuan recorded on the previous trading day.
Shares in the energy metals, battery and education sectors led the gains, while those linked to games suffered major losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.6 percent to close at 1,558.51 points. Enditem
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