Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.41 percent to close at 2,591.69.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.66 percent higher at 7,573.52 points.
The combined turnover of stocks in the two indices came in at 300.6 billion yuan (44.2 billion U.S. dollars), up from 244 billion yuan the previous day.
Sectors of electronic device and aircraft manufacturing gained most, with the sub-indexes rising 1.79 percent and 1.57 percent, respectively.
Hunan Corun New Energy surged by the daily limit of 10 percent to close at 4.82 yuan per share, and Sichuan Haite High-Tech increased 3.72 percent to close at 10.59 yuan.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board, gained 1.12 percent to close at 1,265.16.
ChiNext Index closes 1.4 percent higher at midday Thursday
Shanghai Composite Index up 0.07 percent at midday Wednesday
ChiNext Index closes 1.23 percent lower at midday Tuesday
ChiNext Index closes 0.86 percent higher at midday Monday
ChiNext Index closes 0.33 percent lower at midday Thursday
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ChiNext Index closes 1.15 percent lower at midday Wednesday
Bearish trend persists on capital markets
