BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.16 percent, at 3,632.4 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.62 percent lower at 14,867.55 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 1.16 trillion yuan (181.98 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.11 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Shares related to cloud games and green power posted strong performance, while shares related to semiconductors led the losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.61 percent to close at 3,434.34 points. Enditem
