Phnom Penh: Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.23 percent to 3,384.1 points. The Shenzhen Component Index also saw an increase, closing 0.58 percent higher at 10,203.5 points.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the combined turnover of these two indices stood at 1.29 trillion yuan, approximately 180 billion U.S. dollars. This figure was higher than the 1.15 trillion yuan reported on the previous trading day.

Shares related to media, entertainment, and electronic information sectors led the gains. In contrast, stocks in the food and bio-medicine sectors were among the biggest losers. Meanwhile, the ChiNext Index, which tracks China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.17 percent to close at 2,048.61 points on Thursday.