Chinese shares close mixed Wednesday

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17 percent to 3,615.72 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.77 percent lower at 11,203.03 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 1.84 trillion yuan (about 257.6 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.8 trillion yuan the previous trading day.

Stocks related to petroleum and ceramics led the gains, while stocks in the glass and auto sectors suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.62 percent to close at 2,367.68 points. ■