Chinese shares close higher Friday

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.01 percent to 3,510.18 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.61 percent higher at 10,696.1 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at 1.71 trillion yuan (about 239 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.49 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Securities firms and stocks related to the internet finance and non-ferrous metal sectors led the gains, while stocks in the banking and gaming sectors led the losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.8 percent to close at 2,207.1 points. ■