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Chinese stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.13 percent to 3,771.10 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.06 percent lower at 11,919.76 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 2.4 trillion yuan (roughly 336.7 billion U.S. dollars) -- largely unchanged from the previous trading day.

Stocks related to stablecoin, oil and gas, and aesthetic nursing led the gains, while stocks related to diesel generators and liquid-cooled servers suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.47 percent to close at 2,595.47 points.