Chinese shares close mixed Thursday

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent to 4,146.63 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.19 percent higher at 14,503.79 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled more than 2.54 trillion yuan (about 366.9 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.46 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Stocks in the computing hardware and minor metals sectors led the gains, while real estate and insurance shares posted the biggest losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.29 percent to close at 3,344.98 points on Thursday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.29 percent higher on Thursday at 1,843.2 points. ■